刏 (jī) - To cut, to wound & an ancient term for ritual bloodletting or sacrifice.

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jī ｜ 6 strokes ｜ radical: 刂

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刏 · jī

To cut, to wound;

an ancient term for ritual bloodletting or sacrifice.

To cut, to woundan ancient term for ritual bloodletting or sacrifice.

Usage highlights

ritual cuttingbloodletting sacrificeto cut and stabceremonial woundingancient cutting tool

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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient ritual involved a ceremonial cut (刏).
  • This character appears in classical texts describing sacrifices (刏牲).
  • It is an archaic term for cutting or stabbing (刏杀).

Collocations

  • ritual cutting(刏割)
  • bloodletting sacrifice(刏牲)
  • to cut and stab(刏杀)
  • ceremonial wounding(刏伤)
  • ancient cutting tool(刏器)

Idioms

  • To perform ritual bloodletting(刏牲以祭)
  • Cutting as a form of sacrifice(刏割为祀)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in ancient Chinese texts describing ritual practices involving animal sacrifice.
  • Used in historical contexts for ceremonial bloodletting in religious ceremonies.
  • Considered an archaic character rarely used in modern Chinese.

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