卜辞

卜
卜
辞
辭
oracle inscriptions of the Shang Dynasty (16th-11th century BC) on tortoiseshells or animal bones

Characters and words in 卜辞

卜
bǔ = bu + Ø3
surname Bu
卜
bǔ = bu + Ø3
(bound form) to divine / to forecast or estimate / (of a place to live etc) to choose
卜 = 丨 + 丶 : Mnemonic symbol from "to divine" and the shape of the character: a voodoo staff.

Bruno Bear (bu-) tries to divine (卜) the future in the space station's living room (Ø3). He places a petal (丶) in the middle of the room as an offering and starts a magic ritual with his voodoo staff (卜). The staff transforms the petal into a dinosaur bone (丨). Bruno divines that the staff was trying to tell him that all things are mortal and must come to an end.
卜
蔔
bo = b + o5
see 蘿蔔|萝卜[luo2 bo5]
辞
辤
cí = c + Ø2
old variant of 辭|辞[ci2]
辞 = 舌 + 辛 : The King of Chu (c) is offered some kimchi (辛) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2), but after having tasted it with his tongue (舌) he politely refuses (辞).
辞
辭
cí = c + Ø2
to resign / to dismiss / to decline / to take leave / ballad (archaic poetic genre) / variant of 詞|词[ci2]
辞 = 舌 + 辛 : The King of Chu (c) is offered some kimchi (辛) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2), but after having tasted it with his tongue (舌) he politely refuses (辞).

Words with 卜辞

卜辞 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 卜辞

卜辞 currently does not appear in any sentence.