祔 (fù) - To offer sacrifices to ancestors & a supplementary ancestral tablet placed alongside the main

祔Tone 4

fù ｜ 9 strokes ｜ radical: 礻

枫惠

祔 · fù

To offer sacrifices to ancestors;

a supplementary ancestral tablet placed alongside the main ones;

to enshrine an ancestor's tablet.

To offer sacrifices to ancestorsa supplementary ancestral tablet placed alongside the mainto enshrine an ancestor's tablet.

Usage highlights

Ancestral sacrificeEnshrine in the templeSupplementary tabletRite of enshrinementAncestral tabletPosthumous offering

Synonyms

  • 祭— to sacrifice; to worship
  • 祀— to worship; sacrificial ceremony

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The family performed the ancestral rite (祔祭).
  • The supplementary tablet was placed in the ancestral shrine (祔庙).
  • The ceremony of enshrining the tablet is called fù (祔礼).

Collocations

  • Ancestral sacrifice(祔祭)
  • Enshrine in the temple(祔庙)
  • Supplementary tablet(祔主)
  • Rite of enshrinement(祔礼)
  • Ancestral tablet(祔位)
  • Posthumous offering(祔享)

Idioms

  • To be enshrined with one's ancestors(祔于先茔)
  • The ceremony of placing the tablet(祔祀之礼)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 祔 is a specific ritual term from ancient Chinese ancestral worship practices.
  • It refers to the ceremony where a new ancestor's tablet is placed alongside those of previous generations in the family shrine.
  • This character reflects the importance of lineage and continuity in traditional Chinese culture.

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