祭

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#1,780 most
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surname Zhai

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

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

祭 as a component in other characters

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Same Characters, Different Readings

祭jì
to offer a sacrifice to

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