祭

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surname Zhai

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祭 shows a right hand 又 placing meat on an ancestral tablet 示, giving 'offer meat to gods.' That grew to 'sacrifice' and then to holding a religious ceremony or any ceremony.

Drawn as: hand placing meat; ancestral tablet

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察蔡傺瘵

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to offer a sacrifice to

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