求签

求籤

qiúqiān

verb

Meanings

1 to draw fortune sticks
2 to consult a temple oracle

Characters

fortune stick; slip

Examples

她去寺庙求签。

Tā qù sìmiào qiúqiān.

She went to the temple to draw a fortune stick.

求的是上上签。

Qiú de shì shàngshàng qiān.

She drew the best-of-the-best fortune.

Tips

culture

Worshippers shake a bamboo cylinder of numbered sticks (签筒) until one falls out, then collect the matching paper prediction. Grades run 上上/上/中/下/下下, best to worst.

Stroke Order

求 qiú

签 qiān