珓
Information about character(s)
Radical: 玉Radical Strokes: 5
Additional Strokes: 6
Total Strokes: 10
Pronunciation
Pinyin: jiàoCantonese: gaau3
JapaneseOn: KOU KYOU
Dictionary definitions
Unicode: two hemispherical objects used in divinationCE-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。