祏 (shí) - Stone shrine & stone ancestral tablet used in ancient Chinese ancestral

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shí ｜ 9 strokes ｜ radical: 礻

上姝

祏 · shí

Stone shrine;

stone ancestral tablet used in ancient Chinese ancestral worship.

Stone shrinestone ancestral tablet used in ancient Chinese ancestral

Usage highlights

Stone shrineAncestral tabletTemple stoneStone ancestral vesselShrine stoneAncestral stone tablet

Synonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancestral temple contained a stone shrine (宗庙有祏).
  • Ancient rituals used stone tablets (古代礼仪用祏).
  • The stone ancestral tablet was carefully preserved (石祏被小心保存).

Collocations

  • Stone shrine(石祏)
  • Ancestral tablet(宗祏)
  • Temple stone(庙祏)
  • Stone ancestral vessel(祏主)
  • Shrine stone(祠祏)
  • Ancestral stone tablet(祖祏)

Idioms

  • Ancestral temple stone shrine(宗庙之祏)
  • Stone tablet in the shrine(庙中之祏)
  • Ancestral stone vessel(祖宗之祏)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 祏 refers to stone tablets used in ancestral worship in ancient China, particularly in Zhou dynasty rituals.
  • These stone shrines were placed in ancestral temples to represent the presence of ancestors during ceremonies.
  • The character combines the 'spirit/ritual' radical (礻) with 'stone' (石), indicating its function as a ritual stone object.

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