Pictograph of a container of wine (酋) placed on a table as an offering for a sacrificial or memorial ceremony.
Components
丌 Iconic component
jī table
Depicts a table the container is being placed on. Modern form looks like unrelated 大.
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Historical Evolution
奠
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
奠
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
奠
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
奠
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
奠
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
奠
Bronze
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
奠
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
奠
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
奠
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
奠
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
奠
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
奠
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
奠
Regular
Modern
Chinese
奠 [diàn]
to fix; to settle; a libation to the dead
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (13)
奠定 [diàndìng] #32,655
to establish
祭奠 [jìdiàn] #25,077
to offer sacrifices (to one's ancestors)
奠基 [diànjī] #31,672
groundbreaking
奠基人 [diànjīrén] #32,830
founder
奠基石 [diànjīshí] #42,285
a foundation stone
奠基者 [diànjīzhě] #52,219
founder
奠祭 [diànjì] #66,220
pouring of wine on ground for sacrifice
奠仪 [diànyí]
a gift of money to the family of the deceased
奠仪 [diànyí]
a gift of money to the family of the deceased
奠济宫 [Diànjìgōng]
Dianji Temple in Keelung, Taiwan
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JAPANESE WORDS (5)
香典 [こうでん] #65,367
gift brought to a funeral (usu. money)
乞巧奠 [きっこうでん] #174,546
Festival to Plead for Skills (progenitor festival of Tanabata)
奠都 [てんと] #216,354
transferring the capital
玉串奉奠 [たまぐしほうてん] #229,276
reverentially offering a branch of the sacred tree
奉奠 [ほうてん] #261,836
humbly presenting something