fangshi

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noun

A Chinese technical specialist, flourishing from the third century BCE to the fifth century CE: variously an alchemist, astrologer, diviner, doctor, magician, occultist, etc.

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Meanings

nounfangshi (plural fangshi)

alternative fang-shih

  1. historicalA Chinese technical specialist, flourishing from the third century BCE to the fifth century CE: variously an alchemist, astrologer, diviner, doctor, magician, occultist, etc.

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Anagrams

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APA

fangshi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fangshi

MLA

“fangshi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fangshi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fangshi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fangshi.

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