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