shì

divination with stalks of plants

Components
⺮ sound component

  Sound component

zhú

  

bamboo

巫 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

wizard, shaman

divining rod

Evolution

筮 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
筮 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
筮 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
筮 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

shì

divination with stalks of plants; divining rod; divine by stalk

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)