祠
shrine; to offer a sacrifice
9 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,164 U+7960
How 祠 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
礻 (semantic, “spirit”) + 司 (phonetic, sī)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 司
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 司 (sī) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 司 sound component | sī | to take charge of, to control, to manage; officer |
| 词 | cí | phrase, expression; words, speech |
| 饲 | sì | to raise animals; to nourish, to feed |
| 嗣 | sì | to connect; to inherit; descendants, heirs |
| 伺 | sì | to serve, to wait upon, to attend; to examine |
| 笥 | sì | hamper, wicker basket |
Words containing 祠
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 土谷祠 | tǔ gǔ cí | temple dedicated to the local tutelary god 土地神[tu3 di4 shen2] and the god of cereals |
| 生祠 | shēng cí | temple dedicated to sb still alive |
| 神祠 | shén cí | shrine |
| 屈原祠 | Qū Yuán cí | Qu Yuan memorial temple on the Miluo river 汨羅江|汨罗江 at Yueyang 岳陽市|岳阳市, Hunan |
| 武侯祠 | wǔ hóu cí | temple dedicated to the memory of Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4] (There is one in Ch… |
| 祠堂 | cí táng | ancestral hall; memorial hall |
| 宗祠 | zōng cí | ancestral temple; clan hall |
| 祖祠 | zǔ cí | shrine dedicated to one's ancestors |
| 祠墓 | cí mù | memorial hall and tomb |
| 祠庙 | cí miào | ancestral hall; temple to one's forebears |