珓

Information about character(s)

Radical: 玉
Radical Strokes: 5
Additional Strokes: 6
Total Strokes: 10

Pronunciation

Pinyin: jiào
Cantonese: gaau3
JapaneseOn: KOU KYOU

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: two hemispherical objects used in divination

CE-Dict: pair of hemispherical objects used in divination

康熙字典文字版 【午集上】【玉字部】珓
【廣韻】古孝切，音敎。杯珓，古者以玉爲之。【類篇】巫以占吉凶者。【演繁露】杯珓，用兩蚌㱿，或用竹根。　又或作敎。【荆楚歲時記】秋社擬敎於神。【註】敎，言敎，令也。　又或作筊。【石林燕語】高辛廟有竹桮筊，以一俯一仰爲聖筊。