Chinese Word: 禊 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

禊

Pinyin: xì

English Definition: semiannual ceremony of purification

Chinese Definition:
①古代春秋两季在水边举行的清除不祥的祭祀：修禊。禊帖(《兰亭序》的别称)。

Total strokes: 14; Radical: 示

Pictophonetic:契 indicates the sound; 礻 (spirit) conveys the meaning.

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Similar Characters: 锲楔

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	修禊	xiū xì	to hold a semiannual ceremony of purification
	祓禊	fú xì	exorcistic ablutions

1		gǔ rén 古人 zài shàng 在上 yǐ 已 jié 节 jìn xíng 进行 fú 祓 xì 禊 xí sú 习俗 yǔ 与 tā men 他们 duì 对 shuǐ 水 de 的 rèn shi 认识 guān niàn 观念 hé 和 chóng bài 崇拜 xīn lǐ 心理 yǒu guān 有关。 This custom is called "Fuxi" and has close ties with ancient people idea about water and the feeling of adoring water.
2		tā 她 zǐ xì 仔细 fēn xī 分析 le 了 wáng shì zhēn 王士祯 rú hé 如何 tòu guò 透过 hóng qiáo 红桥 xiū 修 xì 禊 děng 等 wén huà 文化 huó dòng 活动， jí 及 zài 在 jiāng nán 江南 gè dì 各地 de 的 lǚ yóu 旅游， lái 来 jiàn lì 建立 zì jǐ 自己 de 的 wēi wàng 威望。 She analyzes in detail how Wang Shizhen acquired prestige through various cultural activities as well as his travels in the Jiangnan area.
3		“ xiū 修 xì 禊 ” huó dòng 活动 běn shēn 本身 suǒ 所 jù yǒu 具有 de 的 wén huà 文化 nèi hán 内涵 hé 和 shěn měi 审美 jià zhí 价值 shǐ de 使得 qǔ shuǐ 曲水 jǐng guān 景观 chéng wéi 成为 zhōng guó 中国 gǔ diǎn 古典 yuán lín 园林 yī gè 一个 héng jiǔ 恒久 bú biàn 不变 de 的 tí cái 题材。 With its unique cultural connotation and aesthetic value, the typical sceneries had become an ever-lasting topic.