籤

Information about character(s)

Radical: 竹
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 17
Total Strokes: 23
Variants: 籖

Pronunciation

Pinyin: qiān
Cantonese: cim1
JapaneseKun: KUJI KAZUTORI
JapaneseOn: SEN
Korean: CHEM

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: tally; lot; marker

CE-Dict: inscribed bamboo stick (used in divination, gambling, drawing lots etc)/small wood sliver/a label/a tag

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《竹部》籤驗也。一曰銳也，貫也。从竹韱聲。

康熙字典文字版 【未集上】【竹字部】籤
【廣韻】七廉切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】千廉切，𠀤音簽。【說文】驗也。一曰銳也，貫也。【玉篇】竹籤，用以卜者。　又典籤，官名。【北史·蕭泰傳】泰子寶未弱冠，名重一時。隋文帝輔政，引爲丞相府典籤。　又【正韻】幖也。

Buddhism words and phrases lot, ballot, ticket

CF-Dict: signer/ étiquette/fiche de bambou