胙 (zuò) - Sacrificial meat & meat offered in ancestral worship

胙Tone 4

zuò ｜ 9 strokes ｜ radical:

志

胙 · zuò

Sacrificial meat;

meat offered in ancestral worship;

to bestow or grant;

a fief or territory granted by a ruler.

Sacrificial meatmeat offered in ancestral worshipto bestow or grant

Usage highlights

sacrificial meatto bestow a fiefto receive sacrificial offeringsaltar meatdistributing sacrificial meatenfeoffment and bestowal

Synonyms

  • 祭肉— sacrificial meat
  • 福肉— blessed meat (from sacrifices)
  • 赐— to bestow or grant

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The sacrificial meat was distributed after the ceremony (胙肉).
  • The emperor granted him a fief (胙土).
  • They received the sacrificial offerings (受胙).
  • This refers to the meat from the altar (祭胙).

Collocations

  • sacrificial meat(胙肉)
  • to bestow a fief(胙土)
  • to receive sacrificial offerings(受胙)
  • altar meat(祭胙)
  • distributing sacrificial meat(分胙)
  • enfeoffment and bestowal(胙爵)

Idioms

  • To bestow lands and titles(胙土命爵)
  • Sharing the sacrificial meat(分胙)
  • Receiving the imperial favor(受胙)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In ancient Chinese rituals, 胙 referred to the meat offered to gods or ancestors during sacrifices, which was later distributed to participants as a blessed offering.
  • The character extends metaphorically to mean the granting of territories or titles by rulers, connecting religious ceremony with political authority.
  • The practice reflects the integration of ancestral worship and state governance in traditional Chinese culture.

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