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禘
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imperial ancestor worship

HSK 10
Society →Religion
dì
テイ、ダイ
まつり
Phonosemantic compound. 礻 represents the meaning and 帝 represents the sound.
Components
礻 spirit+ 帝 sovereign =
禘 imperial ancestor worship
礻
礻 Meaning component
shì spirit
cult
礻 is a component form of 示.
帝
帝 Meaning component
dì sovereign
supreme ruler, emperor
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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祠 ancestral temple祢 one's deceased father (simp)祥 propitious
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
禘
Regular
Modern
Chinese
禘 [dì]
imperial ancestral sacrifice
Example Sentences