DIVINATION    占卜占

GUESSING the TRUE ANSWER to IMPORTANT QUESTIONS by ASKING DEITIES.
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current general word for any form of divination is zhān 占. 2. Bǔ 卜 refers to the whole process of divination by oracle bone from turtle or bovine, including the heating of the bones, causing the cracks to appear, and sometimes even the incision of inscriptions on the cracked bone. 3. Shì 筮 refers to divination by milfoil. 4. Zhuān 篿 refers to the practice of divination by bamboo slips. 5. Guī 龜 refers to divination by turtle shell. 6. Cè 策 is the general term for divinations stalks of any kind. 7. Shī 蓍 refers specifically to milfoil stalks as used in divination.
黄金貴：古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
HUANG JINGUI 2006 SACRIFICE 25. 卜，灼龜甲裂形，引申指灼龜甲而占卜，後泛指各種占卜。 占，原指觀察甲骨坼裂的兆象以定吉凶，又用為泛指，側重於卜問、詢問。 筮，以蓍占卦。引申作泛指，不限於用蓍。 候，望氣而占，有時也包括風角、星算。
Modern Chinese Criteria
占卜 佔 卜 筮 占夢 圓夢 refers quite generally to the interpretation of dreams and is marginal in this group. rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hyponym
  • PROPHET　WISE DIVINER AND SHAMAN PREDICTING THE FUTURE. (anc: 9/0, child: 0)
Hypernym
  • GUESS　BELIEF OR SENTENCE:statement which is NOT CERTAIN, OFTEN IN-RELATION-TO the FUTURE. (anc: 7/0, child: 1)
  • BELIEVE　ATTITUDE IN-RELATION-TO a THINK:thought to the effect that this THOUGHT is TRUE. (anc: 6/0, child: 15)
  • ATTITUDE　RELATION between a HUMAN who FEELS and PERCEIVED OBJECTS involving a TENDENDY to REACT. (anc: 5/0, child: 3)
  • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

    DIVINATION

    divinare refers to the inspired foreseeing and foretelling, by divine inspiration, of future events.

    praesagire refers to the professional foreseeing and foretelling of future events through natural skills that border on the supernatural.

    praesentire refers to the foreseeing of future events as made possible by a special sensitivity.

    praevidere refers to the foreseeing of future events as made possible by an intellectual capability for analysis together with sound instincts.

    vaticinatio is the inspired prediction of a future event by a person possessed of supernatural powers.

    praedictio is the professional or serendipitous prediction of what will occur on the basis of intellectual insight and/or sound instincts.

    DIVINATION Dum 885

    divinare refers to divining, conjecturing or foreseeing

    hariolari refers to the foretelling, typically by someone not really qualified to foretell the future professionally.

    vaticinari refers to foretelling as an inspired person able to foretell with authority.

  • Traite elementaire des synonymes grecques ( DUFOUR 1910) p. 58

  • 韓非子同義詞研究 ( HANFEI TONGYI 2004) p. 283

  • Anthologia sive Florilegium rerum et materiarum selectarum ( LANGIUS 1631) p.

    DIVINATIO

    ORACULUM

  • Lateinische Synonymik ( MENGE) p. 226

  • Dictionnaire culturel en langue francaise ( REY 2005) p. 125

  • Historisches Woerterbuch der Philosophie ( RITTER 1971-2007) p. 2.272

  • 中國文化史三百題 ( SANBAITI 1987) p. 471

  • Handbuch der lateinischen und griechischen Synonymik ( SCHMIDT 1889) p. 21

  • "Sachwoerterbuch zum Alten China" ( UNGER SACH) p.

    ORAKEL

    SCHAFGARBENORAKEL

  • Encyclopedia of Religion ( JONES 2005) p.

    DIVINATION, GEOMACY

  • Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology ( BARNARD AND SPENCER 2002) p.

  • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 1.65.47

    DEVIN.PROPHETE(!)

    • Words (22 items)

    卜  bǔ OC: pooɡ MC: puk 50 Attributions

    Bǔ 卜 refers to the whole process of divination by oracle bone from turtle or bovine, including the heating of the bones, causing the cracks to appear, and sometimes even the incision of inscriptions on the cracked bone.

      Syntactic words
    • vttoN1. N2divine the auspiciousness of N1 in the place N2CH
    • n=Nprdiviner
    • nabactdivination
    • nobjectthe results of divination
    • v[adN]diviner
    • viactdivine by oracle bone, conduct divination by oracle bone cracking; crack the oracle bone [often used with unspecified, general subjects]Bu may also refer to divination in general in E Zhou? [DK]
    • vicausativecause divination to be made; also iussive: order divination to be made
    • vt(oN)conduct divination on the contextually determinate matter N
    • vt+prep+Nconduct divination by appealing to
    • vt+V[0]make divination on whether to
    • vt+V[0]iussiveorder that a divination on whether to V should be madeDS
    • vtoNdivine by the use of cracks in a turtle shell;
    • vtoNfigurativefix by divination > choose, select by with supreme care
    • vtoNreflexive.自cast (one's own) fortune
    • vtoScracks are made on the topic: (S (often with the subject of the divining as continued implicit subject)
    • vttoN1.+N2predict (something N1) for (somebody N2)
    筮  shì OC: djads MC: dʑiɛi 13 Attributions

    Shì 筮 refers to divination by milfoil.

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 卜/DIVINATION Bǔ 卜 refers to the whole process of divination by oracle bone from turtle or bovine, including the heating of the bones, causing the cracks to appear, and sometimes even the incision of inscriptions on the cracked bone.
    • Assoc: 龜 / 龜 / 龜 / 龜/TURTLE The current general term for turtles is guī 龜, but the word tends to refer specifically to marine turtles.

      Syntactic words
    • nabactdivination by milfoil stalks
    • viactdivine by milfoil stalks
    • vtoNconduct milfoil divination on
    • vtoSdivine by milfoil stalks whether S, divine on the proposition S by using milfoil stalks
    占  zhān OC: kljem MC: tɕiɛm 10 Attributions

    The current general word for any form of divination is zhān 占.

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 兆/OMEN The current general term for a presage is zhào 兆.

      Syntactic words
    • nabactprognostication or interpretation of divinatory results
    • viactcarry out divination using oracle bone or milfoil stalk; interpret signs in the process of divination
    • vtoNinterpret (signs for prognostication, auspiciousness etc)
    繇  zhòu OC: ɡrlɯws MC: ɖɨu 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nabtextoracle pronouncement
    卜筮  bǔ shì OC: pooɡ djads MC: puk dʑiɛi 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPabactthe practice of various kinds of divination by bone or stalk
    • NPabconceptdivination
    龜  jiū OC: kʷɯ MC: kɨu
    龜  guī OC: kʷrɯ MC: ki
    龜  jiū OC: kʷɯ MC: kɨu
    龜  guī OC: kʷrɯ MC: ki 2 Attributions

    Guī 龜 refers to divination by turtle shell.

      Syntactic words
    • nabactdivination with tortoise-shell
    相師  xiàng shī OC: sqaŋs sril MC: si̯ɐŋ ʂi 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPmaster of divination
    筭  suàn MC: swanH OC: sqloons 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vt(oN)perform the contextually determinate divinationDS
    • vtoNcalculate > perform divination as far as N is concernedDS
    占相  zhān xiàng OC: kljem sqaŋs MC: tɕiɛm si̯ɐŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNadjudicate; conduct divination on the subject of
    卜者  bǔ zhě OC: pooɡ kljaʔ MC: puk tɕɣɛ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPsubject=humandiviner
    令龜  lìng guī OC: ɡ-reŋ kʷrɯ MC: liɛŋ ki 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPiactconduct divination by means of the tortoise shell
    轉式  zhuàn shì MC: trjwenH syik OC: tons lʰɯɡ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPirevolve the divining compass DS
    五卜  wǔ bǔ MC: nguX puwk OC: ŋaaʔ pooɡ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPabactthe five kinds of divination; divination in generalLZ
    卜人  bǔ rén OC: pooɡ njin MC: puk ȵin 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPdiviner, person in charge of the turtle shell divination
    筴  cè OC: skhreeɡ MC: ʈʂhɣɛk 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • ndivination stalks
    篿  zhuān OC: tjon MC: tɕiɛn 1 Attribution

    Zhuān 篿 refers to the practice of divination by bamboo slips.

      Syntactic words
    • viactdivine by bamboo slips
    蓍  shī OC: qhlji MC: ɕi 0 Attributions

    Shī 蓍 refers specifically to milfoil stalks as used in divination.

      Syntactic words
    • nmilfoil plant; milfoil stalk
    • viactdivine by milfoil stalk
    貞  zhēn OC: teŋ MC: ʈiɛŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • viactOBI: to be in charge of the formal procedures of divination including in particular the interpretation of cracks on bones
    • vtoSquotationOBI: conduct divination on the topic/proposition ("...")
    茲御  zī yù OC: sɯ ŋas MC: tsɨ ŋi̯ɤ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPiKeightley Sources 1978: 119 note 124: OBI: a notation indicating that the divination was used but whose precise meaning is not fully understood. The phrase is currently used in divination about hunting and campaigning. See Hu Houxuan "On the distinction between 茲用and 茲御" 1939. 茲用was never used when the King was recorded as diviner.
    二告  èr gào OC: njis kuuɡs MC: ȵi kɑu 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPThe crack notation in terms of e.g. èr gào 二告which one may tentatively render as "two responses" (versus xiǎo gào 小告 "hardly audible response"), was perhaps a way of recording the sounds made as the bone was cracked.
    󰩏  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vt.+VtoSOBI: interpret the cracks on the oracle bone so that the prognostication is made explicit
    策  cè OC: skhreeɡ MC: ʈʂhɣɛk 0 Attributions

    Cè 策 is the general term for divinations stalks of any kind.

      Syntactic words