shī葹（蓍）
葹（蓍）
common
noun
technical
Meaning of 葹
葹 means yarrow (Achillea millefolium); milfoil; a perennial herb used in ancient Chinese divination. Pronounced shī.
- yarrow (Achillea millefolium); milfoil; a perennial herb used in ancient Chinese divination
Character Info
Radical艹
Strokes13
Components
艹
耆
Stroke Order
葹
Definitions & Examples
Gǔ古
rén人
cháng常
yòng用
shī蓍
cǎo草
lái来
zhān占
bǔ卜
jí吉
xiōng凶
。
The ancients often used yarrow to divine good and bad fortune.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
zhí植
wù物
jiào叫
shī蓍
cǎo草
，
yě也
jiào叫
jù锯
chǐ齿
cǎo草
。
This plant is called yarrow, also known as sawtooth grass.
Yì易
jīng经
zhōng中
yòng用
shī蓍
cǎo草
zhān占
bǔ卜
de的
fāng方
fǎ法
shí十
fēn分
fù复
zá杂
。
The method of divination using yarrow in the I Ching is extremely complex.
Yuán园
zhōng中
zhòng种
zhí植
le了
jǐ几
zhū株
shī蓍
。
Several stalks of yarrow are planted in the garden.
Relations
Synonyms
Measure Words
株/ zhū
Primary
棵/ kē
茎/ jīng