祳 (shèn) - Sacrificial offering & ancient ritual ceremony involving sacrifices to gods or

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shèn ｜ 11 strokes ｜ radical:

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祳 · shèn

Sacrificial offering;

ancient ritual ceremony involving sacrifices to gods or ancestors.

Sacrificial offeringancient ritual ceremony involving sacrifices to gods or

Usage highlights

Sacrificial ceremonySacrificial offeringRitual sacrificeAncestral offeringDivine sacrificeCeremonial offering

Synonyms

  • 祭— sacrifice; worship
  • 祀— sacrifice; worship ceremony
  • 献— offer; present

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Ancient rituals included elaborate sacrificial offerings (祳).
  • The ceremony involved presenting offerings to ancestors (祳祭).
  • Royal priests performed the sacrificial rites (祳礼).

Collocations

  • Sacrificial ceremony(祳礼)
  • Sacrificial offering(祳祭)
  • Ritual sacrifice(祳祀)
  • Ancestral offering(祖祳)
  • Divine sacrifice(神祳)
  • Ceremonial offering(祭祳)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Reflects ancient Chinese religious practices of making offerings to deities and ancestors.
  • Associated with traditional rituals performed by royalty and nobility in ancient China.
  • Represents the spiritual connection between humans and the divine in classical Chinese belief systems.

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