禭 (suì) - To offer sacrifices to the dead & to present funeral gifts

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suì ｜ 16 strokes ｜ radical:

树檀

禭 · suì

To offer sacrifices to the dead;

to present funeral gifts;

a type of ancient ritual offering.

To offer sacrifices to the deadto present funeral giftsa type of ancient ritual offering.

Usage highlights

Ritual offeringFuneral giftAncestral offeringSacrificial ceremonyOffering ritualPresenting to spirits

Synonyms

  • 祭— to sacrifice; to worship
  • 祀— to worship; to offer sacrifices
  • 奠— to make offerings; to set up

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • They performed the ritual offering (禭祭).
  • Ancient funeral rites included presenting gifts (赠禭).
  • The ceremony involved offerings to ancestors (祖先禭礼).

Collocations

  • Ritual offering(禭祭)
  • Funeral gift(赠禭)
  • Ancestral offering(祖禭)
  • Sacrificial ceremony(禭礼)
  • Offering ritual(禭仪)
  • Presenting to spirits(神禭)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 禭 refers to ancient Chinese funeral rituals where gifts were presented to the deceased.
  • This character appears in classical texts describing Zhou dynasty ceremonial practices.
  • It represents the Confucian emphasis on proper rituals for honoring ancestors.

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