郊祀 jiāo sì

imperial suburban rites to Heaven and Earth

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. pair of annual sacrificial ceremonies held by the emperor in ancient times: one in the southern suburbs of the capital (bringing offerings to Heaven) and another in the northern suburbs (with offerings to Earth)

Characters

Character Meaning
郊 jiāo HSK 4
suburbs; outskirts; surname Jiao
祀 sì
to sacrifice; to offer libation to; variant of 祀sì