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
priest
priestcraft
priestcraft
altar
to offer sacrifices to Confucius
to mourn and offer prayers
to mourn and offer prayers
to offer sacrifices to the kitchen god
sacrifices
sacrificial animal
religious rite; worship; sacrificial offerings
to give sacrifice
to give sacrifice
to offer a libation; senior member of a profession
blood sacrifice
fast and offer sacrifices
to offer fasting sacrifices to gods