Meaning of 占课
占课 means to practice divination (specifically the method of 'qike' using time and finger counting). Pronounced zhān kè.
- to practice divination (specifically the method of 'qike' using time and finger counting)
Definitions & Examples
Dào道
shì士
zhèng正
zài在
zhān占
kè课
，
tuī推
suàn算
jīn今
rì日
de的
jí吉
xiōng凶
。
The Taoist priest is practicing divination to calculate today's fortune.
Gǔ古
rén人
yù遇
dào到
yí疑
nán难
zhī之
shì事
，
cháng常
cháng常
huì会
zhǎo找
rén人
qǐ起
kè课
zhān占
bǔ卜
。
When ancient people encountered difficult matters, they would often seek someone to perform divination.
Zhè这
mén门
zhān占
kè课
zhī之
shù术
xū需
yào要
jīng精
tōng通
tiān天
gān干
dì地
zhī支
。
This divination art requires mastery of the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches.