zhān
占卜
divine; practice divination
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to practice divination; to divine; to tell fortunes
archaicRefers to ancient superstitious practices using various objects like tortoise shells, yarrow stalks, or coins to predict fortune, encompassing methods like 打卦 (dǎ guà) and 起课 (qǐ kè).
Gǔ古
rén人
cháng常
zhān占
bǔ卜
yǐ以
wèn问
jí吉
xiōng凶
。
The ancients often practiced divination to inquire about fortune and misfortune.
Tā他
yòng用
sān三
méi枚
tóng铜
qián钱
zhān占
le了
yī一
guà卦
。
He used three copper coins to divine a hexagram.
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Suàn算
mìng命
xiān先
sheng生
zhèng正
zài在
gěi给
rén人
zhān占
bǔ卜
。
The fortune-teller is performing divination for someone.