Bud's ancient meaning

1 divination. An ancient superstitious behavior, which used burning tortoise shells and observing the cracks in them to predict good or bad luck.

(2) presided over by divination officials.

3 guess, estimate.

1. hieroglyphs. Oracle Bone Inscriptions-shaped, like the crack of tortoise shell after burning. One of the radicals of Chinese characters comes from the word "Bu", which is mostly related to divination. Original meaning: divination).

Commentary: Bu, like the crack shape of tortoise shell after burning, this crack shape is a sign, and the inscription is Oracle Bone Inscriptions.

Divination requires sincere bowing and kowtowing, so the word "servant" in Shuowen means nodding and kowtowing; "looking forward" means reciting the Oracle; .

There are many introductions to Liu Yujian's "Ancient Turtle Culture in China".

2. The ancients burned tortoise shells and predicted good or bad luck according to cracks, which was called [God].

Ask the tortoise for divination. -"The Book of Rites" Note

Turtle is divination, glutinous rice is glutinous rice. -"Book of Rites Quli"

Well, Parr, the body is not responsible. -Poetry, Feng Wei and Self-protection

At the beginning, Jin Xiangong wanted to marry Li Ji for prediction, not for auspiciousness, but for praise and auspiciousness. -"Zuo Zhuan Xi Gong Four Years"

The fortune teller knows what this means. -"Historical Records Chen She Family"