筮 Stroke Order — How to Write 筮
筮 is written in 13 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical ⺮, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
筮 Radical and Character Components
筮 is a phono-semantic compound: 巫 (divining rod) carries the meaning, while ⺮ indicates the sound.
Radical: ⺮ + 7 more strokes
筮 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- shì
Meanings of 筮 in Chinese
shì筮
Words with 筮
Idioms with 筮
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Open the tool →Questions about 筮
What does 筮 mean in Chinese?
筮 (shì) means “Shì (筮) refers to ancient divination using yarrow stalks, distinct from 'bǔ' (卜) which uses tortoise shells. It also appears in the compound 'shì shì' (筮仕), meaning to take up an official post, often the first one, originally after consulting oracles” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 筮?
筮 is pronounced shì in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 筮 have?
筮 has 13 strokes.
How do you write 筮?
筮 is written in 13 strokes, starting from the radical ⺮. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 筮?
The radical of 筮 is ⺮, and 筮 is a phono-semantic compound.