Some say three times, others say it depends on what one has agreed with the spirit. But aficionados of the method, and temple officials responsible for explaining the divinations, almost all say: "If the spirit really has divinatory powers, once is enough."
有人說三次，有人說端看個人與神明的約定，而很多深好此道的人和廟裡解籤的執事人員幾乎都說：「神如果真的靈，一次就準啦。」