卜辞 bǔ cí — oracle bone inscriptions

卜辞
bǔ cí

Characters: 卜 · 辞

Definitions

  1. oracle bone inscriptions

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. oracle inscriptions of the Shang Dynasty (16th-11th century BC) on tortoiseshells or animal bones

ExtDict

  1. 殷代把占卜的时间、原因、应验等刻在龟甲或兽骨上的记录。参看626页；。

Examples

  • 殷墟出土的卜辞是最早的汉字资料。

    The oracle bone inscriptions unearthed at Yinxu are among the earliest Chinese writing.

  • 学者解读卜辞，了解商代社会。

    Scholars read the inscriptions to understand Shang society.