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繇

zhòu / yáo / yóu
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 divinatory text; the explanatory words of a hexagram

Examples

HSK 7-9
占卜的人念出卦的繇辞。
Zhānbǔ de rén niàn chū guà de zhòu cí.
The diviner read the explanatory text of the hexagram aloud.
HSK 7-9
这卦的繇辞预示着大事。
Zhè guà de zhòu cí yùshì zhe dàshì.
The hexagram's words foretold a great undertaking.

Tips

history
Read zhòu, 繇 names the 繇辞, the divinatory verdict attached to a hexagram or trigram in ancient 易经 practice.

Components

radical
糸 sī
silk; thread
糸 is the silk radical at the bottom. The original sense was following or attendant threads, later borrowed for labor service and song.
phonetic
䍃 yáo
pottery jar
䍃 supplies the sound yáo, the same phonetic seen in 谣 and 摇. It carries the reading, not the meaning.

Stroke Order

繇 zhòu