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筮

shì

divination using the stalks of plants; divining rod

🔤 Pictophonetic: 巫 (divining rod) provides meaning, ⺮ provides pronunciation

HSK 13 strokes Uncommon (56%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

wizard, sorcerer, witch, shaman

⿱⺮巫 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

zhú

⺮

bamboo; flute

📷 Pictographic: Two stalks of bamboo; see 竹

6 strokes

wū

巫

wizard, sorcerer, witch, shaman

📷 Pictographic: A cross-shaped divining rod

7 strokes

gōng

工

labor, work; laborer, worker

📷 Pictographic: A spade or other workman's tool

3 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

shàng

丄

above

💡 Ideographic: One stroke on top of another; variant of 上

2 strokes

cóng

从

from, by, since, whence, through

💡 Ideographic: One person 人 following another

4 strokes HSK 2

Words Using 筮 (2)

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