餋 (juàn) - To make offerings or sacrifices & to worship ancestors

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juàn ｜ 15 strokes ｜ radical:

傑君

餋 · juàn

To make offerings or sacrifices;

to worship ancestors;

to present food as an offering.

To make offerings or sacrificesto worship ancestorsto present food as an offering.

Usage highlights

Ancestral worshipFood offeringsSacrificial ritesWorship ceremonyPresent offeringsRitual vessels

Synonyms

  • 祭— to sacrifice; to worship
  • 祀— to worship; sacrificial ceremony
  • 供— to offer; to present

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • They performed ancestral worship (餋祖) during the ceremony.
  • The ritual involved presenting food offerings (餋食).
  • This character appears in classical texts about sacrificial rites (祭祀餋礼).

Collocations

  • Ancestral worship(餋祖)
  • Food offerings(餋食)
  • Sacrificial rites(餋礼)
  • Worship ceremony(餋祀)
  • Present offerings(供餋)
  • Ritual vessels(餋器)

Idioms

  • To worship ancestors with reverence(虔誠餋祖)
  • The ceremony of presenting offerings(餋獻之禮)

Cultural background

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  • Used in classical Chinese texts related to ancestral worship and religious ceremonies.
  • Reflects the importance of filial piety and maintaining connections with ancestors through ritual offerings.
  • Associated with traditional Chinese religious practices and Confucian rites.

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