How to Say
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shé
Radical: 扌 12 strokes
Meaning: sort out divining stalks
💡 Think 'she sorts stalks'—shé sounds like 'she' and the radical 扌 means hand.
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📚 Character Story & Explanation

揲 (shé) meaning in English —

揲 (shé) means 'to sort out or count divining stalks' used in ancient Chinese fortune-telling with yarrow sticks. It appears in the I Ching (Yijing) and is rarely used today except in classical texts. The radical 扌 (hand) shows it's a manual action.

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