(fán) - Sacrificial meat & meat offered in ancient Chinese rituals, especially during

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fán | 16 strokes | radical:

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Sacrificial meat;

meat offered in ancient Chinese rituals, especially during ancestral worship ceremonies.

Sacrificial meatmeat offered in ancient Chinese rituals, especially during

Usage highlights

Sacrificial meatReceive sacrificial meatDistribute sacrificial meatRitual meat offeringAncestral worship meatTemple offering meat

Synonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ritual offering included sacrificial meat (膰肉).
  • He received a portion of the sacrificial meat (受膰).
  • The ceremony concluded with the distribution of the meat offering (分膰).

Collocations

  • Sacrificial meat(膰肉)
  • Receive sacrificial meat(受膰)
  • Distribute sacrificial meat(分膰)
  • Ritual meat offering(祭膰)
  • Ancestral worship meat(祀膰)
  • Temple offering meat(庙膰)

Idioms

  • To receive sacrificial meat(受膰)
  • To distribute ritual meat(分膰)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Used in ancient Chinese sacrificial rituals, particularly in ancestral worship ceremonies.
  • The character appears in classical texts describing Zhou dynasty ritual practices.
  • Represents the practice of offering meat to ancestors and deities in traditional Chinese religion.

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