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<WL>兆 [zhào] 预兆 omen (吉兆 ‘good omen’, 凶兆 ‘ill omen’); (数词) million (一百万); mega-@@; (HDZ:) 卜兆: 裂纹 (灼龟甲); … | <WL>兆 [zhào] 预兆 omen (吉兆 ‘good omen’, 凶兆 ‘ill omen’); (数词) million (一百万); mega-@@; (HDZ:) 卜兆: 裂纹 (灼龟甲); … | ||
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| − | The Shuōwén Seal form of 兆() zhào | + | The Shuōwén Seal form of 兆() zhào ‘cracks/omen’ (卜兆) is said to depict the cracks appearing in tortoiseshell pyromancy/divination; the main SW form 𠧞() adds 卜() bǔ ‘divination’ (semantic determiner), the old form of which 𠁡() also seems to be in the middle of 兆(). |
Note: Shuōwén includes two forms, 兆() zhào, and 𠔁() bié/zhào (别/兆); the form 𠔁() (doubling 八 bā; cf. ⚋/⚏) is the component form (simplification) of 兆() usually appearing in Seal forms. | Note: Shuōwén includes two forms, 兆() zhào, and 𠔁() bié/zhào (别/兆); the form 𠔁() (doubling 八 bā; cf. ⚋/⚏) is the component form (simplification) of 兆() usually appearing in Seal forms. | ||
Compare: 乖(𦭅) guāi ‘different; clever’ (乖异, 乖巧), 逃() táo ‘flee’, 珧(), 咷(), 趒(), … | Compare: 乖(𦭅) guāi ‘different; clever’ (乖异, 乖巧), 逃() táo ‘flee’, 珧(), 咷(), 趒(), … | ||
| − | Note: In tortoiseshell divination, the patterns in the cracks (interpreted by diviners) were probably the ancestors of n-grams (易卦象). | + | Note: In tortoiseshell divination, the patterns in the cracks (interpreted by diviners) were probably the ancestors of the n-grams (易卦象), ⚊⚋⚌⚍⚎⚏…. |
Compare: 卦() guà ‘n-gram/trigram/hexagram; divine (the future)’ (卜卦, 占卦, 算卦), with 圭() guī ‘ceremonial/ritual jade tablet; scale of a sundial’ (phonetic). | Compare: 卦() guà ‘n-gram/trigram/hexagram; divine (the future)’ (卜卦, 占卦, 算卦), with 圭() guī ‘ceremonial/ritual jade tablet; scale of a sundial’ (phonetic). | ||
Note: (数词) 兆 zhào ‘million’ = 10^6 (or formerly sometimes ‘billion’ = 10^12), is said to be a phonetic borrowing/loan. | Note: (数词) 兆 zhào ‘million’ = 10^6 (or formerly sometimes ‘billion’ = 10^12), is said to be a phonetic borrowing/loan. | ||
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HDC: 灼龜 : (古) 用火烧灸龟甲, 视其裂纹以测吉凶 (灸: 烧灼) | HDC: 灼龜 : (古) 用火烧灸龟甲, 视其裂纹以测吉凶 (灸: 烧灼) | ||
#rG.297.10 W.56d K.AD1182,GSR1145a D.1.268.2 M.247 KX..124.03 B.031.1.05 E.1 | #rG.297.10 W.56d K.AD1182,GSR1145a D.1.268.2 M.247 KX..124.03 B.031.1.05 E.1 | ||
| − | # | + | #c冫儿𡿨二八𠔁 |
#y siuh- | #y siuh- | ||
</WL> | </WL> | ||
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