褅 (tì) - Ti — a ceremonial garment used in ancient & specifically refers to a type of sacrificial robe.

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褅 · tì

Ti — a ceremonial garment used in ancient Chinese ancestral worship rituals;

specifically refers to a type of sacrificial robe.

Ti — a ceremonial garment used in ancientspecifically refers to a type of sacrificial robe.

Usage highlights

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Synonyms

  • 祭— sacrifice, worship
  • 祀— sacrifice, worship ceremony

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The emperor wore the ceremonial ti robe (褅衣) during the ancestral ceremony.
  • The ti sacrifice (褅祭) was an important royal ritual.
  • He studied the ritual texts about the ti ceremony (褅礼).

Collocations

  • ti sacrifice(褅祭)
  • ti ceremony(褅礼)
  • ti robe(褅衣)
  • grand ti(大褅)
  • royal ti(王褅)
  • ancestral ti(祖褅)

Idioms

  • The grand ti ceremony(大褅之礼)
  • Performing the ti sacrifice(行褅祭)
  • The ti ritual of the Zhou dynasty(周褅)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • The ti was one of the most important sacrificial ceremonies in ancient China, performed by the emperor to honor ancestors.
  • It was considered a state ceremony of the highest importance, often conducted at the imperial ancestral temple.
  • The character appears primarily in classical texts about ritual and ceremony, particularly from the Zhou dynasty.

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