祭
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to offer a sacrifice to (gods or ancestors); (in classical novels) to recite an incantation to activate a magic weapon; to wield (sth magic); (bound form) ceremony; (Tw) (bound form) (celebratory) festival
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How 祭 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
Hand 寸 holding meat ⺼ over an altar 示
How to remember it
offer sacrifice · Heisig RSH #910
flesh + crotch + altar
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 祭 as their sound component
These characters all use 祭 (jì) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 祭 sound component | jì | to sacrifice to, to worship |
| 察 | chá | to examine, to investigate, to observe |
| 瘵 | zhài | a wasting disease |
| 縩 | cài | the sound of fabric rustling |
| 傺 | chì | to hinder; to detain |
Words containing 祭
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 祭司权术 | jì sī quán shù | priestcraft |
| 大祭司 | dà jì sī | High Priest |
| 打牙祭 | dǎ yá jì | to have a large and sumptuous meal (traditionally on the 1st and 15th of each month) |
| 公祭 | gōng jì | public memorial service |
| 祭文 | jì wén | funeral oration; eulogy; elegiac address |
| 祭出 | jì chū | to brandish (a figurative weapon, i.e. some measure intended to deal with the situation); … |
| 祭物 | jì wù | sacrifices |
| 主祭 | zhǔ jì | to perform the sacrificial rites at a funeral |
| 全烧祭 | quán shāo jì | burnt offering (Judaism) |
| 祭器 | jì qì | ritual dishes; sacrificial vessels |
| 血祭 | xuè jì | blood sacrifice; animal sacrifice (to a God or ancestral spirit) |
| 祭酒 | jì jiǔ | to offer a libation; person who performs the libation before a banquet; senior member of a… |
| 祭品 | jì pǐn | offering |
| 司祭 | sī jì | priest |
| 祭司 | jì sī | priest |
| 祭赛 | jì sài | to give sacrifice |
| 祭礼 | jì lǐ | sacrificial offerings; worship; religious rite |
| 牙祭 | yá jì | a good meal; sumptuous food |
| 祭孔 | jì Kǒng | to offer sacrifices to Confucius |
| 祭祖 | jì zǔ | to offer sacrifices to one's ancestors |