idiom
technical

Meaning of 测字

测字 means to practice glyphomancy; to tell fortune by analyzing character components. Pronounced cè zì.

  • to practice glyphomancy; to tell fortune by analyzing character components

Definitions & Examples

wèi
suàn
mìng
xiān
sheng
kào
zài
jiē
tóu
wéi
shēng
 

That fortune teller makes a living by practicing glyphomancy on the street corner.

rén
cháng
yòng
lái
wèi
lái
de
xiōng
 

People in ancient times often used glyphomancy to predict future fortune or misfortune.

de
míng
zi
lái
ràng
xiān
sheng
 

He took his own name for the master to analyze through glyphomancy.