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Hanzi Character Search: 谶

8C36

 
prophecy, hint, omen
Radical 𧥛𧥜
Strokes (without radical) 17 Total Strokes 19
Mandarin reading chèn Cantonese reading cam3
Japanese on reading Japanese kun reading
Korean reading Vietnamese reading
Traditional Variant(s) prophecy, hint, omen

CEDICT Entries:

   [ chèn ]    prophecy, omen
   [ chèn weǐ ]    divination combined with mystical Confucian philosopy, prevalent during the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220)
   [ chèn ]    prophecy, prophetic remark
⇒    [ chéng chèn ]    (idiom) to have one's words turn out to be (tragically) prophetic

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