(tǒu) - To sacrifice food to the spirits & to make offerings

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tǒu | 13 strokes | radical:

· tǒu

To sacrifice food to the spirits;

to make offerings;

also refers to a type of cake or pastry used in ancient rituals.

To sacrifice food to the spiritsto make offeringsalso refers to a type of cake or

Usage highlights

ritual offeringceremonial cakefood sacrificeancestral offeringtemple offering

Synonyms

  • to sacrifice; to worship
  • to worship; to offer sacrifices
  • to offer; to supply

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Ancient rituals involved offerings (飳祭) to ancestors.
  • They prepared ceremonial cakes (飳饼) for the ceremony.
  • The ritual required food sacrifices (飳食) to the gods.

Collocations

  • ritual offering(飳祭)
  • ceremonial cake(飳饼)
  • food sacrifice(飳食)
  • ancestral offering(祖飳)
  • temple offering(庙飳)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Character appears in ancient texts related to ritual offerings and sacrifices.
  • Associated with ceremonial food practices in traditional Chinese ancestor worship.
  • Represents the cultural practice of making food offerings to spirits and ancestors.

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