乩童

Traditional form:

乩童

Pinyin (reading):

jītóng

Definitions:

• (Daoism) a spirit medium, often a young person, believed to be possessed by a deity during rituals, acting as an intermediary for communication between the spirit world and humans

Characters:

• 乩 - to divine
• 童 - child, boy; servant boy; virgin

Traditional characters:

• 乩 - to divine
• 童 - child, boy; servant boy; virgin