glyphomancy; fortune telling by analyzing Chinese characters
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Meanings
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to perform glyphomancy; to tell fortunes by analyzing characters
literaryA form of Chinese divination where a character is dissected into its components, or a new character is constructed from components, to interpret fortune. Often used historically or in a cultural context.
Gǔ古
dài代
yǒu有
xiē些
suàn算
mìng命
xiān先
sheng生
huì会
wéi为
rén人
chāi拆
zì字
wèn问
jí吉
xiōng凶
。
In ancient times, some fortune tellers would perform glyphomancy to ask about good or bad luck for people.