扐
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Meaning: divination by straw
💡 Think 'lay' aside stalks during divination; '扐' sounds like 'lay' with a tone.
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Character Story & Explanation
扐 (lè) refers to the act of setting aside yarrow stalks during the divination process in the Yijing (I Ching). It is a specific step where stalks are placed between fingers to form a remainder. This character is highly specialized and not used in modern Chinese, appearing almost exclusively in classical texts about the traditional straw divination method.
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