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谶纬

chèn wěi

2-character word Traditional 讖緯

What 谶纬 means

1. divination combined with mystical Confucian philosopy, prevalent during the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220)

The characters in 谶纬

• 谶chèn(literary) prophecy; omen
• 纬wěilatitude; woof (horizontal thread in weaving); weft

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