卜bǔ

Ⅰ ❶ （占卜） divination;fortune-telling: ～ 卦先生 fortune-teller；
求签问 ～ draw lots and consult oracle
❷ （姓氏） a surname: ～ 福 Bu Fu Ⅱ  ❶ （占卜） divine: ～ 卦 divine by the Eight Diagrams
❷ [书] （预料） predict;foretell: 吉凶未 ～ cannot predict the good or bad outcome;No one knows how it will turn out. 未 ～ 先知 know without consulting oracle
❸ [书] （选择） choose;select: ～ 宅 choose house；～ 邻 choose neighborhood；
行期未 ～。 The date of departure remains undecided.
另见 see also bo。
◆卜辞 oracle inscriptions of the Shang Dynasty (C. 16th-11th century B.C.) on tortoiseshells or animal bones；
卜居 [书] choose a place for one's home；
卜昼卜夜 （工作） day and night without cease [stop];indulge in debauchery day and night