• Pinyin: jì
  English Definition: to offer a sacrifice to (gods or ancestors); memorial ceremony; (in classical novels) to recite an incantation to activate a magic weapon; (lit. and fig.) to wield
  Chinese Definition:
  ①用本义。对死者表示追悼、敬意的仪式：祭奠。祭礼。祭灵。祭典。祭扫。
  ②供奉鬼神或祖先：祭祖。祭天。祭祀。祭灶。［例］祭之为言索也。——《说苑·权谋》。［例］祭者，荐其时也，荐其敬也，荐其美也，非享味也。——《谷梁传·成公十七年》。［例］无牲而祭曰荐，荐而加牲曰祭。——《公羊传·桓公八年》注。［例］祭者，所以追养继孝也。——《礼记·祭统》。［例］祭于公，不宿肉。祭肉不出三日。——《论语·乡党》。［例］以灵鼓鼓社祭。——《周礼·地官》。［合］公祭死难烈士；主祭；陪祭；祭扫(祭祀并扫墓)。
  ③使用，旧小说中谓用咒语施放神秘武器。［例］祭起一件法宝来。
  ④另见zhài。
  Example Words:

  祭祀	jì sì	to offer sacrifices to the gods or ancestors
  祭奠	jì diàn	to offer sacrifices (to one's ancestors); to hold or attend a memorial service
  祭祖	jì zǔ	to offer sacrifices to one's ancestors
  祭坛	jì tán	altar
  祭品	jì pǐn	offering

  More: 祭* | *祭 | *祭*
• Pinyin: zhài
  English Definition: surname Zhai
  Chinese Definition:
  ①姓氏。
  

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