chèn

literary
archaic

Meaning of

谶 means prophecy; omen (especially a superstitious prediction that comes true). Pronounced chèn.

  • prophecy; omen (especially a superstitious prediction that comes true)

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Definitions & Examples

Zhè
shì
chèn
 
hòu
lái
guǒ
rán
yìng
yàn
le
 

This was a prophetic statement that later came true.

dāng
nián
shuō
de
wán
xiào
huà
 
jìng
chéng
le
chéng
chèn
 

The joke he made back then unexpectedly became a prophecy that came true.

chèn
zhī
xué
zài
Hàn
dài
shí
fēn
liú
xíng
 

The study of chart prophecies was very popular during the Han Dynasty.

Chèn
wěi
shì
Hàn
dài
zhòng
yào
de
shén
xué
xiǎng
 

Chenwei (prophecies and apocrypha) was an important theological ideology in the Han Dynasty.