祠
cí
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shrine, to offer a sacrifice
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
祠 joins 礻, related to worship, with 司 sī as sound part. It first meant a kind of sacrifice. That grew to offering a sacrifice, then to a temple or shrine.
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