甲骨文字

jiǎ gǔ wén zì

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 甲骨文字

字
zì

letter

文
wén

language

文字
wén zì

character

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

甲骨文
jiǎ gǔ wén

oracle script

骨
gǔ

bone