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Meaning of 祀

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祀
Pinyin: sì
English Definition: to sacrifice; to offer libation to
Chinese Definition:
①祭:祭祀。祀天。祀祖。
②中国殷代指年:十有三祀。
Total strokes: 8; Radical: 示
Pictophonetic:巳 indicates the sound; 礻 (spirit) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 礻 [ shì ] spirit
    • 巳 [ sì ] the hours from 9 to 11; 6th terrestrial branch
Similar Characters: 怛 担 杞 袒 圯 祖 祘
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Example Words
祭祀 jì sì to offer sacrifices to the gods or ancestors
奉祀 fèng sì to worship; to pay respects to (a deity, ancestor etc); (of a shrine or temple) to be dedicated to (a deity, ancestor etc)
祭天祀祖 jì tiān sì zǔ thanksgiving sacrifice offered to heaven and to the ancestors (idiom)
祀物 sì wù sacrificial objects
祀神 sì shén to offer sacrifices to the gods
More:祀* | *祀 | *祀*
Example Sentences
1
他看到逾越节崇祀中一切动人心弦的仪式
。
He witnessed the impressive rites of the paschal service.
2
中国古人的祭天与祀祖是密切地缠裹在一起的
。
Worship heaven and worship ancestors were mixed together in ancient China.
3
这种祭祀不能仅视为纪念活动
,
其本义就是祀神
。
The sacrificial rites are not only commemoratory activities, but originally the offerings to gods.
4
隋
、
唐
、
宋
、
元
、
明
、
清历代皇帝屡有增封
,
祀典不废
。
The Sui, Tang, song, yuan, Ming, Qing emperors have repeatedly by letter, worship not scrap.
5
封禅是一种帝王祭天地的礼仪
,
是我国古代最重要的国家祀典
。
"Fengshan" is a kind of ceremony of the monarch offering sacrifices to Heaven and earth.