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祠
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ancestral temple

HSK 10
Human →Relations
cí
シ
ほこら、まつる
사
Phonosemantic compound. 礻 represents the meaning and 司 represents the sound.
Components
礻 spirit+ 司 take charge of =
祠 ancestral temple
礻 Meaning component
shì spirit
cult
礻 is a component form of 示.
司 Phonetic component
sī take charge of
take charge of, control, manage
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Notes
Similar Characters
礼 ceremony (jp)社 company祀 sacrifice祁 numerous祆 Ormazda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祢 one's deceased father (simp)祥 propitious祧 an ancestral hall
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
祠
Regular
Modern
Chinese
祠 [cí]
shrine; to offer a sacrifice
Japanese
祠 、 叢祠 (rare) ほこら 同音
noun hokora; (explanation) small wayside shrine
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (10)
祠堂 [cí​táng] #44,673
ancestral hall
武侯祠 [wǔ​hóu​cí] #42,019
memorial hall to Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮 (many of them in different town)
祠庙 [cí​miào] #58,369
ancestral hall
祠庙 [cí​miào] #58,369
ancestral hall
土谷祠 [tǔ​gǔ​cí] #68,706
local monastery
土谷祠 [tǔ​gǔ​cí] #68,706
local monastery
祠墓 [cí​mù] #69,053
memorial hall and tomb
宗祠 [zōng​cí]
ancestral temple
屈原祠 [Qū​Yuán​cí]
Qu Yuan memorial temple on the Miluo river 汨羅江|汨罗江 at Yueyang 岳陽市|岳阳市, Hunan
神祠 [shén​cí]
shrine
JAPANESE WORDS (11)
合祀 [ごうし] #110,368
enshrining together
祠堂 [しどう] #116,622
lay ancestral hall
小祠 [しょうし] #134,389
small hokora
淫祠邪教 [いんしじゃきょう] #140,982
evil heresies
淫祠 [いんし] #162,542
shrine of evil deity
分祀 [ぶんし] #213,388
separation of worship
神祠 [しんし] #241,599
shrine
生祠 [せいし] #304,533
monument (stela, hokora, etc.) commemorating a living god
叢祠 [そうし]
small shrine in a thicket
古祠 [こし]
old small shrine
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KOREAN WORDS (1)
사당
shrine