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  • 1

    n.divine; tell fortune; practice divination

    • bǔ cí

      oracle inscriptions

    • qiú shén wèn bǔ

      求神

      pray to gods and consult the oracle

  • 2

    n.a surname

    • bǔ fú

      Bu Fu

  • 3

    v.fmlforetell; predict

    • yù bǔ

      foretell

    • cún wáng wèi bǔ

      存亡

      Survival or death remains unknown.

    • shèng bài kě bǔ

      胜败

      Victory or defeat can be foretold.

  • 4

    v.fmlselect; choose (a place)

    • bǔ jū

      choose a dwelling place

    • bǔ jí rì

      select an auspicious day

  • 5

    n.divination; fortune telling

    • bǔ guà xiān sheng

      先生

      fortune-teller

Words and phrases with 卜

  • 卜卦
    [word]divine by the Eight Trigrams
  • 卜问
    [word]divine by asking questions
  • 卜辞
    [word]oracle inscriptions of the Shang dynasty on tortoiseshells or animal bones
  • 卜邻
    [word]select one's neighbourhood
  • 卜筮
    [word]tell fortune by tortoise shell or straw
  • 卜筑
    [word]select a place to build one's house
  • 卜宅
    [word]decide on the site for a house by divining
  • 卜夜卜昼
    [word]day and night
  • 卜课
    [word]divine by using figures, tossing coins, etc.
  • 卜昼卜夜
    [idiom]day and night without cease

Similar-form characters to 卜

Chinese Characters with pinyin

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