祭 jì
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 示 — altar
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
祭祀
jìsì
to offer sacrifices; sacrificial rites
Characters in this word
祀 sì
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 礻 — spirit
- Made of
- 礻 spirit 巳 snake
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 在这片海岛上，祭祀并非单纯的仪式，而是维系族群认同的公共语言。 Zài zhè piàn hǎidǎo shàng, jìsì bìngfēi dānchún de yíshì, ér shì wéixì zúqún rèntóng de gōnggòng yǔyán. On this island, sacrificial rites are not merely ceremonies, but a public language that sustains group identity.
- 博物馆里展出了古代祭祀时用的青铜器。 Bówùguǎn lǐ zhǎnchū le gǔdài jìsì shí yòng de qīngtóngqì. The museum displays bronze vessels used in ancient ritual offerings.
- 老师讲了古人为什么要在丰收后举行祭祀。 Lǎoshī jiǎng le gǔrén wèishénme yào zài fēngshōu hòu jǔxíng jìsì. The teacher explained why ancient people held ritual offerings after a harvest.
Related words
- 祭 jì to offer sacrifice; to hold a memorial rite; to bring out
- 祭奠 jìdiàn to hold a memorial ceremony; to pay tribute to the dead
- 缅怀 miǎnhuái to cherish the memory of; to commemorate
- 祈祷 qídǎo to pray
- 虔诚 qiánchéng devout; sincere; reverent
- 扫墓 sǎomù to visit and clean a grave; to pay respects at a grave
- 神圣 shénshèng sacred; holy; solemn
- 埋葬 máizàng to bury; to put to rest
- 菩萨 púsà bodhisattva; merciful person
- 墓碑 mùbēi gravestone; tombstone
- 僧人 sēngrén monk
- 墓地 mùdì cemetery; graveyard