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Ormazda

HSK 10
Society →Religion
Xiān
ケン、テン
Phonosemantic compound. 礻 represents the meaning and 天 represents the sound.
Components
礻 spirit+ 天 heaven =
祆 Ormazda
礻 Meaning component
shì spirit
cult
天 Meaning component
tiān heaven
sky, heaven
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Notes
Similar Characters
礼 ceremony (jp)社 company祀 sacrifice祁 numerous祇 the spirit of the earth祈 supplicate祉 blessings祎 excellent (simp)祓 exorcise祕 confidential (trad)祖 ancestor祗 look祚 throne祛 disperse祜 blessing神 gods祠 ancestral temple祢 one's deceased father (simp)祥 propitious祧 an ancestral hall
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
祆
Regular
Modern
Chinese
祆 [Xiān]
Ormazda, the Sun God of the Zoroastrians and Manicheans; the Sun God
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (2)
祆教 [Xiān​jiào] #66,448
Zoroastrianism
祆道 [Xiān​dào]
Zoroastrianism
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
祆教 [けんきょう]
Zoroastrianism (esp. in China)