占卜

• 拼音: zhān bǔ
• 汉字拆解: 占 = 卜 + 口 (to divine/occupy); 卜 = 卜 (divination crack)

含义

Divination; fortune-telling. The practice of seeking knowledge of the future through supernatural means.

Ancient practice with deep cultural roots. Methods include: 卜卦 (casting hexagrams), 算命 (fortune-telling), 相面 (physiognomy). While often viewed as superstition today, it remains culturally significant. 占卜师 is a diviner.

例句

1. 古代帝王在做出重大决策之前常常通过占卜来预测吉凶。
2. 她对占卜很感兴趣，经常用塔罗牌给朋友算命。
3. 考古学家发现了刻有占卜记录的商代甲骨。

用法指南

语境: culture, history, spirituality

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 商朝人用龟甲占卜，询问神灵关于战争和收成的预兆。(Shang Dynasty people used tortoise shells for divination to ask spirits about omens of war and harvest.)
• 虽然现代科学发达，但占卜在某些文化中仍然有影响力。(Although modern science is advanced, divination still holds influence in some cultures.)

错误说法

• 占卜未来一定准确 — presenting divination as factual prediction is inappropriate; it is a cultural practice, not science

起源与历史

占 (to divine/observe) + 卜 (to divine using tortoise shells)

文化背景

时代: Ancient origins, continuing practice

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal