甲骨文

jiǎ gǔ wén

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Definitions

  1. 1. oracle script
  2. 2. oracle bone inscriptions (an early form of Chinese script)

Words Containing 甲骨文

甲骨文字
jiǎ gǔ wén zì

oracle script

Child Words of 甲骨文

文
wén

language

甲
jiǎ

first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān]

甲骨
jiǎ gǔ

tortoise shells and animal bones used for divination in the Shang Dynasty (c. 16th to 11th century BC); oracle bones

骨
gǔ

bone