divination

Origin & mnemonic

This radical derives from an oracle-bone pictograph of divination stalks or a mark representing choice and division, stylized into two crossing strokes to symbolize the splitting or decision-making act inherent in ancient divination.

Mnemonic: Two crossing strokes like divination stalks meeting face-to-face, evoking the act of casting lots or selecting signs to divine the future.

• 卜bó🔊

  used in 蘿蔔|萝卜[luo2 bo5]

  2 strokes

• 卝kuàng🔊

  classical variant of 礦|矿[kuang4]

  4 strokes

• 卞biàn🔊

  hurried

  4 strokes

• 卡kǎ🔊

  to stop

  HSK 2

  5 strokes

• 占zhàn🔊

  variant of 占[zhan4]

  HSK 2

  5 strokes

• 卢lú🔊

  (old) rice vessel

  5 strokes

• 卣yǒu🔊

  wine container

  7 strokes

• 卦guà🔊

  divinatory diagram

  8 strokes