蓍 Stroke Order

蓍 (shī) 1. (noun) Yarrow: A perennial herbaceous plant; the whole plant can be used for medicinal purposes, and its stems and leaves can be made into fragrance (commonly known as "silver grass" or "sawtooth grass"). In ancient times, its stems were used for divination, as in "yarrow and turtle." 2. (historical reference) - "Shuowen Jiezi": Yarrow, a genus of Artemisia. It belongs to the herb class, and the sound is 'qi.' It grows a thousand years with three hundred stems. - "Shangshu Dazhuan": Yarrow, a plant that, in a hundred years, produces a hundred stems. - "Yijing, Shuo Gua Zhuan": Reverently praised by the deities and thus grows yarrow. - "Shijing, Caofeng, Xiaquan": Clear is that spring below, soaking the yarrow. - "Guiz, Xici": What brings the flourishing of the world is none other than the revered turtle. 3. (examples) - Yarrow and turtle: Yarrow and turtle shell, used for divination in ancient times. - Yarrow witchcraft: Referring to divination; yarrow grass and large turtle are tools for predicting fortune and misfortune. - Yarrow hairpin: A hairpin made from the stem of yarrow. - Yarrow and mugwort: Yarrow and mugwort grass. - Yarrow grass: Refers to yarrow, grass used for divination in ancient times.