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祭

jì
#1,780 most
frequent character
to offer a sacrifice to
verb

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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Example Sentences

我们每年都在春节祭祖。
wǒmen měinián dūzài chūnjié jìzǔ 。
We offer sacrifices to our ancestors every year during the Spring Festival.
他在山上祭了一个神。
tāzài shānshàng jì le yígè shén 。
He offered a sacrifice to a deity on the mountain.
祭祀活动通常在农历新年进行。
jìsì huódòng tōngcháng zài nónglì xīnnián jìnxíng 。
Sacrificial activities usually take place during the Lunar New Year.

Same Characters, Different Readings

祭Zhai4
surname Zhai

Words with similar meanings

献祭xiànjì
to offer a sacrifice
This term is often used in a more formal context and carries a similar meaning.

Homophones

HSK 4
寄jì
to live (in a house), to lodge
记jì
remember
季jì
season, period
既jì
already, since, as
计jì
. count, . to count
忌jì
to avoid

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