籤 (qiān) - Lot — a slip of bamboo, wood, or & also refers to lottery tickets.

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qiān ｜ 23 strokes ｜ radical:

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籤 · qiān

Lot — a slip of bamboo, wood, or paper used for divination, drawing lots, or as a label/tag;

also refers to lottery tickets.

Lot — a slip of bamboo, wood, oralso refers to lottery tickets.

Usage highlights

Fortune stickBookmarkLottery ticketLabel/tagDivination slipDraw lots

Synonyms

  • 簽— simplified form of 籤; signature
  • 符— talisman; charm (similar religious context)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He drew a fortune stick (求籤) at the temple.
  • The book has page markers (書籤).
  • I bought a lottery ticket (彩票籤).
  • The medicine bottle has a warning label (藥籤).

Collocations

  • Fortune stick(求籤)
  • Bookmark(書籤)
  • Lottery ticket(彩票籤)
  • Label/tag(標籤)
  • Divination slip(籤詩)
  • Draw lots(抽籤)

Idioms

  • Draw lots to decide(抽籤決定)
  • Seek divine guidance by drawing lots(求籤問卜)
  • Upper lot (good fortune)(上上籤)
  • Lower lot (misfortune)(下下籤)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Traditionally made of bamboo slips used in temples for fortune-telling and divination.
  • In modern usage, extended to paper labels, tags, and lottery tickets.
  • The practice of drawing lots (抽籤) has deep roots in Chinese folk religion and decision-making.

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