(dàn) - To offer meat as a sacrifice & meat offered in sacrifice.

Tone 4

dàn | 12 strokes | radical:

· dàn

To offer meat as a sacrifice;

meat offered in sacrifice.

To offer meat as a sacrificemeat offered in sacrifice.

Usage highlights

Sacrificial meatMeat offeringSacrificial ceremonyOffering meatRitual meat

Synonyms

  • 祭肉sacrificial meat
  • 胙肉sacrificial meat (especially that distributed after ceremony)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient ritual involved offering meat (腅肉).
  • Sacrificial ceremonies included meat offerings (腅祭).
  • The character appears in classical texts describing sacrifices (腅祀).

Collocations

  • Sacrificial meat(腅肉)
  • Meat offering(腅祭)
  • Sacrificial ceremony(腅祀)
  • Offering meat(献腅)
  • Ritual meat(祭腅)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily used in classical Chinese texts related to ancient sacrificial rituals.
  • Reflects the importance of meat offerings in traditional Chinese ancestral worship.

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