讖

Information about character(s)

Radical: 言
Radical Strokes: 7
Additional Strokes: 17
Total Strokes: 24
Simplified Form: 谶

Pronunciation

Pinyin: chèn, chàn
Cantonese: caam3 cam3
JapaneseKun: SHIRUSHI OMIKUJI
JapaneseOn: SHIN
Korean: CHAM

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: prophecy, hint, omen

CE-Dict: prophecy/omen

Soothill: To prognosticate, prophesy; supplicate, fulfil, a password; translit. kṣa (क्ष).

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.a prophecy; an omen

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《言部》讖驗也。从言韱聲。

康熙字典文字版 【酉集上】【言字部】讖
【唐韻】楚䕃切【集韻】楚譖切【韻會】【正韻】楚禁切，𠀤㞚去聲。【說文】驗也。【徐曰】凡讖緯，皆言將來之驗也。【六書故】前定徵兆之言也。【釋名】纖也。其義纖微也。【史記·趙世家】公孫支書而藏之，秦讖於是出矣。【後漢·光武紀】宛人李通等以圖讖說光武。【註】讖，符命之書也。【晉書·武帝紀】泰始三年，禁星氣讖緯之學。　又【集韻】叉鑑切，攙去聲。與懺同。悔也。○按懺悔之懺本从心，集韻强同，非。　又叶楚獻切，音𣀔。【山海經·堪㐨魚軨軨獸贊】見則洪水，天下昏墊。豈伊妄降，亦應牒讖。　俗作䜟，非。

CF-Dict: prophétie/augure