栻
style; form; ceremony; formula
Meanings
5 senses · 10 examplesnoun
ancient divination tool; divination board
archaicRefers to the 'shi' (divination board) used in ancient Chinese cosmology, particularly with methods like Taiyi and Liuren. This sense is now archaic.
The unearthed Han dynasty artifacts included a divination board (shi) used for fortune-telling.
Ancient Taoist practitioners used the divination board to calculate fortunes.
noun
standard; model; formula
Used in compounds to indicate a standard pattern or formula, as in 公式 (formula) or 格式 (format).
Please fill out the application form according to this format.
This mathematical formula was proposed by Einstein.
noun
ceremony; ritual
Used in compounds like 仪式 (ceremony), 婚礼 (wedding), 开幕式 (opening ceremony).
The graduation ceremony will be held next week.
The opening ceremony was very grand.
noun
style; type; pattern
Used to indicate the style or pattern of clothing, architecture, etc., as in 款式 (style), 新式 (new style).
This is the most popular style this year.
Chinese-style architecture is very distinctive.
noun
mood; mode
technicalGrammatical term indicating the attitude of the speaker toward what is said, such as indicative, subjunctive, imperative.
The subjunctive mood is used to express hypotheses or wishes.
The indicative mood is used to state facts.