Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oracle bone script

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.56 in modern English

Syllables: or-a-cle bone script
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The set of incised ancient Chinese characters found on oracle bones used in divination during Bronze Age China.

Uncountable

Etymology

Coined by American missionary Frank Herring Chalfant in 1906.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does oracle bone script mean?: The set of incised ancient Chinese characters found on oracle bones used in divination during Bronze Age China.
Where does oracle bone script come from?: Coined by American missionary Frank Herring Chalfant in 1906.

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