shì

common
noun

Meaning of

栻 means ancient divination tool; divination board; standard; model; formula. Pronounced shì.

  • ancient divination tool; divination board
  • standard; model; formula
  • ceremony; ritual

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Chū
de
Hàn
dài
wén
zhōng
bāo
kuò
jiàn
yòng
zhān
de
shì
 

The unearthed Han dynasty artifacts included a divination board (shi) used for fortune-telling.

dài
shù
shì
tōng
guò
shì
lái
tuī
suàn
xiōng
 

Ancient Taoist practitioners used the divination board to calculate fortunes.