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yarrow; milfoil (plant used in ancient divination)
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yarrow (Achillea millefolium); milfoil; a perennial herb used in ancient Chinese divination
literaryRefers specifically to the plant used in I Ching (易经) divination along with tortoise shells (龟甲). The plant has serrated leaves and white flowers. In modern usage, it appears mostly in historical, botanical, or divination contexts.
Gǔ古
rén人
cháng常
yòng用
shī蓍
cǎo草
lái来
zhān占
bǔ卜
jí吉
xiōng凶
。
The ancients often used yarrow to divine good and bad fortune.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
zhí植
wù物
jiào叫
shī蓍
cǎo草
，
yě也
jiào叫
jù锯
chǐ齿
cǎo草
。
This plant is called yarrow, also known as sawtooth grass.
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Yì易
jīng经
zhōng中
yòng用
shī蓍
cǎo草
zhān占
bǔ卜
de的
fāng方
fǎ法
shí十
fēn分
fù复
zá杂
。
The method of divination using yarrow in the I Ching is extremely complex.
Yuán园
zhōng中
zhòng种
zhí植
le了
jǐ几
zhū株
shī蓍
。
Several stalks of yarrow are planted in the garden.