126) 示

shi

show, reveal

on the altar one shows his offering

126b) 祭

ji

offering

meat (rou) + hand/again (you) + altar/show (shi)

126b) 察

cha

examine

house (mian) + offering (ji)

the offering has to be examined in the house before it is put on the altar

126c) 擦

ca

rub

hand/again (you) + examine (cha)

after the offering has been examined, one can rub his hands in satisfaction

126d) 票

piao

ticket; bill; banknote

cover [symbol] + altar/show (shi)

a banknote burned on the altar to cover for the sins

126e) 漂

piao

float, drift

water [shui] + written prayer/banknote (piao)

ash of the ceremonial prayer/banknote is thrown in the river where it floats on the water

126*) 礻

shi

show

an altar

126fx) 申

shen

explain

lightning

126f) 神

shen

god; supernatural; spirit

show 礻=示 [shì] + lightning/explain 申¹⁵⁷[shēn]

lightning(申) was considered a sign from the gods(礻)

126gx) 乚

yi(n)

126g) 礼

li

ritual, rite, ceremony; gift

altar/show 礻=示 [shì] + hide 乚^83e[yǐ]

a ritual is performed on the altar with a ceremonial vessel

126h) 社

she

society

altar/show 礻=示 [shì] + soil 土¹⁵²[tǔ]

the whole society gathers around the altar to pray for the God of the Soil

126i) 福

fu

blessing

altar/show 礻=示 [shì] + liquor bottle/full 畐¹⁶³[fu]

it's a blessing to have an altar abundant and full of offerings

126ix) 畐

fu

126jx) 且

qie

and, furthermore

a sacrificial stand or altar

126j) 祖

zu

ancestor

altar/show 礻=示 [shì] + sacrificial stand/and 且²²⁴[qiě]

the altar has a sacrificial stand where one puts meat as an offering for his ancestors

127) 卜

bu/bo

divination; foretell

to tell a fortune with cracked bones

127a) 占

zhan

occupy

divination 卜 [bǔ] + mouth 口¹⁶[kǒu]

thanks to a fortunetelling one is told occupy a territory

127b) 店

dian

shop

house/broad 广¹⁴³[guǎng] + occupy 占 [zhàn]

To occupy an auspicious site(占), construct a building(广) and open a ‘shop.’

127cx) 立

li

stand

a person standing upright on the ground

127c) 站

zhan

stand; stop; station

stand 立⁷⁹ [lì] + occupy 占 [zhàn]

the local government putting up(立) stations on a site they
occupied(占) so officials could rest their horses; this is how ‘bus stops or stations’ were started

127dx) 灬

biao/huo

127d) 点 / 一点

dian / yidian

dot

occupy 占 [zhàn] + fire 灬=火¹⁵⁸[huǒ]

fire 灬 [huǒ]” makes ash, and combined it with occupy 占 [zhàn] to borrow the pronunciation. A dot is small, so this character means ‘a little.’

128) 卓

zhuo

tall and erect

person 卜¹²⁷ →人⁶³[rén] + morning 早^218e[zǎo]

A great man(人) who rises up like the morning(早) sun is ‘tall and erect.’

128y) 卜

bo/bu

foretell

to tell a fortune with cracked bones

128yx) 早

zao

128a) 掉

diao

fall

hand 扌=手31 [shǒu] + tall and erect 卓 [zhuó]

A group of people using hands (扌) to drag down or fell a prominent upstanding (卓) person

128b) 桌

zhuo

table

tall and erect 卓 [zhuó] + tree 木²¹⁰[mù]

A high (卓) table made with wood (木)

128zx) 夂

zhi

128z) 处

chu

place, dwell

walk slowly 夂 [zhǐ] + divination 卜127[bǔ]

A fortune teller walking slowly (夂) towards an auspicious place to tell fortunes (卜)

128c) 卡

ka

129) 兆

zhao

omen

When you drill a hole in a bone or shell then put it in a fire, it cracks. This character got its meaning in the similar way to “divination 卜 [bǔ].”

129a) 跳

tiao

jump

foot ⻊=足⁵² [zú] + omen 兆 [zhào]

a man jumping up and down on his feet (⻊) when he hears the good omen (兆)

129b) 逃

tao

escape

omen 兆 [zhào] + go 辶⁶¹[chuò]

a man running away (辶) at the news of a bad omen (兆)