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خط جیا گو ون

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Also known as oracle bones

pieces of ox scapula or turtle plastron used for pyromancy in ancient China

Key facts

Chinese
甲骨
Literal meaning
Shell and bone
Hanyu pinyin
Jiǎgǔ
Wade giles
Chia -ku
Ipa
[tɕja ̌ .ku ̀ ]
Romanization
Chiaʔ-kueʔ
Yale romanization
Gaap-gwāt
Jyutping
Gaap3 gwat1
T i l
Kah-kut ( col. ), Kap-kut ( lit. )

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of
bone
Image
Chinese oracle bone (16th-10th C BC) - BL Or. 7694.jpg
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Commons category
Oracle bones
different from
oracle bone script

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