灼骨
zhuó​gǔ

to heat oracle bones

  • created sense approved 灼骨 · zhuó​gǔ · to heat oracle bones — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    灼骨

    zhuó​gǔ

    to heat oracle bones

    (literary) to apply heat to a tortoise shell or animal bone for the purpose of divination; an ancient method of predicting the future by reading the cracks formed by fire

    灼, 骨

    灼 (literal) → 灼 · zhuó · to burn 骨 (literal) → 骨 · gǔ · bone

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