What does fortune telling mean?

Geng's explanation is as follows:

Geng's pinyin: gēng.

It is also a first-class Chinese character (commonly used word) in the General Standard of Chinese, which originated from the bronze inscription of Shang Dynasty. The original meaning of the word Geng has not been seen in the literature and is controversial. In Oracle Bone Inscriptions, Geng was used as the name of the seventh heavenly stem. The ancients matched the dry branches with the five elements, five prescriptions, five flavors and five permanents, so Geng was given the meaning of gold and righteousness.

Geng Ci includes Geng Tooth, Geng Tie, Geng Xin, Chang Geng, Nian Geng, Lao Geng, Gui Geng, Hong Geng, Ding Geng and Pan Geng.

Geng Tie made a sentence:

1. According to the traditional custom, they prepared a souvenir to let the two families know each other's birthdays.

2. The date of birth, time and other information of both parties are recorded in detail on the Geng post for the reference of fortune tellers.

When parents discuss their children's marriage, they should carefully check each other's Geng posts to determine whether the other's eight characters match.

Gengtie plays an important role in traditional wedding, bearing the good wishes of both families for marriage.

The bride and groom exchange wedding invitations, which symbolizes that they will hold hands in life and face the joys and sorrows of the future together.

More representative significance are:

1. Tiangan seventh place: Geng is often used to mean the seventh place in order. For example, in naming, there are "Gengzi" and "Gengyin" to indicate the year.

2. Age: In ancient times, people used Geng to represent age, such as "Nian Geng" and "Tong Geng" (the same age).

3. Compensation In ancient literature, the word Geng can also mean compensation, such as "Please honest and frank" in The Book of Rites, which means giving compensation.

4. Commissary: The word "Geng Xu" commonly used in ancient books actually does not refer to heavenly stems, but is the code word of the commissary.

In addition, there are meanings such as Tao, truth, generation and return. Doubts are all under the guise of righteousness. In the summer solstice of the lunar calendar, there are three nights and three volts, so the dog days (summer) are nicknamed "three nights".

Here are some idioms with the word "Geng":

1. The call of Geng Xu: describe the shortage of food rations.

2. Geng Xin era: refers to the year of famine and crop failure.

3. Geng Ge: It is a metaphor for the intimate relationship between brothers.

The above is only a part of the Geng word group. In fact, there are more gengzi and idioms in Chinese. It can be used flexibly according to the actual context and needs.