zhài

to offer a sacrifice to (gods or ancestors)

#1782

Character data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 1782nd character
Radical ⽰ (113.6)
Strokes 11
Index # 2371

Definitions

祭 zhài
  1. 1. surname Zhai
祭 jì
  1. 1. to offer a sacrifice to (gods or ancestors)
  2. 2. memorial ceremony
  3. 3. (lit. and fig.) to wield
  4. 4. (in classical novels) to recite an incantation to activate a magic weapon

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Words containing 祭

Word Meaning
offering
altar
to offer sacrifices to the gods or ancestors
to hold or attend a memorial service
to offer sacrifice (to one's ancestors)
religious rite; worship; sacrificial offerings
sacrificial vessels; ritual dishes
to offer sacrifices to one's ancestors
eulogy; funeral oration; elegiac address
to perform the sacrificial rites at a funeral
burnt offering (Judaism)
burnt offering (Judaism)
public memorial service
priest
High Priest
pouring of wine on ground for sacrifice
to offer sacrifice (to ancestors)
to offer sacrifice (to ancestors)
to have a large and sumptuous meal (traditionally on the 1st and 15th of each month)
to pay one's respects (to one's ancestors etc); to worship
a good meal; sumptuous food
to offer sacrifice
to offer sacrifice
religious festival; sacrificial ceremony
to resort to (some tactic)
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