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籤
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bamboo slip

HSK 10
Objects →Tools
セン
くじ、かずとり
첨
Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 韱 represents the sound.
Components
⺮ "bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)+ 韱 wild onions or leeks =
籤 bamboo slip
⺮ Meaning component
zhú
"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)
bamboo
韱 Phonetic component
xiān wild onions or leeks
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Notes
Similar Characters
竺 India筑 short name for (simp)筮 divination with stalks竽 ancient竿 pole笄 Fifteen-Year-Old Hairpin笆 bamboo fence笈 bamboo box used笊 bamboo笋 bamboo (simp)笏 tablet held by笔 writing utensil (simp)笕 bamboo (simp)笙 small gourd-shaped musical笛 flute笞 bamboo rod used笠 bamboo hat笤 a broom笥 a hamper符 symbol
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
籤
Regular
Modern
Japanese
箋 、 籤 せん 同音

noun

  1. slip (of paper)
  2. tag (usu. bamboo, wood, ivory, etc.); label
籤 、 鬮 (rare) 、 籖 (rare) くじ 、 クジ 同音
noun usually kana lottery; lot; raffle; draw
籤 ひご 同音
noun usually kana thin strip of bamboo
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
くじで誰が勝ちか決めよう。
Let's decide the winner by lot.
CHINESE WORDS (15)
标签 [biāo​qiān] #5,315
label
抽签 [chōu​qiān] #11,057
to perform divination with sticks
牙签 [yá​qiān] #13,773
toothpick
书签 [shū​qiān] #27,775
bookmark
签条 [qiān​tiáo] #61,953
label
价格标签 [jià​gé​biāo​qiān]
price tag
名称标签 [míng​chēng​biāo​qiān]
name tag
名签 [míng​qiān]
name tag
小书签 [xiǎo​shū​qiān]
bookmarklet (computing)
棉签 [mián​qiān]
cotton swab
5 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (27)
⭐ 抽選 [ちゅうせん] #21,849
lottery
⭐ 宝くじ [たからくじ] #25,455
lottery
⭐ くじ引き [くじびき] #26,926
lottery
貧乏くじ [びんぼうくじ] #45,343
short end of the stick
貧乏くじを引く [びんぼうくじをひく] #47,063
to get the short end of the stick
くじを引く [くじをひく] #47,741
to draw lots
⭐ 籤 [くじ] #61,749
lottery
当たりくじ [あたりくじ] #70,455
winning ticket
くじ運 [くじうん] #70,737
luck in lotteries
箋 [せん] #76,329
slip (of paper)
17 more items
KOREAN WORDS (1)
추첨
drawing lots