glyphomancy; fortune-telling by analyzing character components
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Meanings
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to practice glyphomancy; to tell fortune by analyzing character components
archaicA traditional Chinese divination method considered superstitious. Also called '拆字' (chāi zì).
Nà那
wèi位
suàn算
mìng命
xiān先
sheng生
kào靠
zài在
jiē街
tóu头
cè测
zì字
wéi为
shēng生
。
That fortune teller makes a living by practicing glyphomancy on the street corner.
Gǔ古
rén人
cháng常
yòng用
cè测
zì字
lái来
yù预
cè测
wèi未
lái来
de的
jí吉
xiōng凶
。
People in ancient times often used glyphomancy to predict future fortune or misfortune.
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Tā他
bǎ把
zì自
jǐ己
de的
míng名
zi字
ná拿
lái来
ràng让
xiān先
sheng生
cè测
zì字
。
He took his own name for the master to analyze through glyphomancy.