卜辞 Traditional form: 卜辭 Pinyin (reading): bǔcí Definitions: oracle inscriptions of the Shang Dynasty (16th-11th century BC) on tortoiseshells or animal bones Characters: 卜 - divination, fortune-telling; prophecy 辞 - words, speech; to resign, to take leave Traditional characters: 卜 - divination, fortune-telling; prophecy 辭 - words, speech; to resign, to take leave