shī蓍
蓍
common
noun
technical
Meaning of 蓍
蓍 means yarrow (Achillea millefolium); perennial herb historically used in Chinese divination. Pronounced shī.
- yarrow (Achillea millefolium); perennial herb historically used in Chinese divination
Character Info
Radical艹
Strokes13
Components
艹
耆
Stroke Order
蓍
Definitions & Examples
Zhōng中
guó国
gǔ古
dài代
yòng用
shī蓍
cǎo草
lái来
jìn进
xíng行
zhān占
bǔ卜
。
Ancient China used yarrow stalks to perform divination.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
shī蓍
cǎo草
de的
yè叶
zi子
shì是
pī披
zhēn针
xíng形
，
biān边
yuán缘
yǒu有
jù锯
chǐ齿
。
The leaves of this yarrow plant are lanceolate with serrated edges.
Quán全
cǎo草
rù入
yào药
，
jīng茎
hé和
yè叶
hán含
yǒu有
fāng芳
xiāng香
yóu油
。
The whole plant is used medicinally, and the stems and leaves contain essential oils.
《
Zhōu周
Yì易
》
zhōng中
jì记
zǎi载
le了
yòng用
shī蓍
cǎo草
zhān占
bǔ卜
de的
fāng方
fǎ法
。
The Zhouyi records the method of divination using yarrow stalks.
Measure Words
株/ zhū
Primary
棵/ kē
种/ zhǒng