Dictionary/祭

祭

jì

ㄐㄧˋ
HSK 7-9TOCFL L511 strokestop 20 by use on the map →
1to offer a sacrifice to (gods or ancestors)
2(in classical novels) to recite an incantation to activate a magic weapon; to wield (sth magic)
3(bound form) ceremony
4(Tw) (bound form) (celebratory) festival

Etymology

ideographic · Hand 寸 holding meat ⺼ over an altar 示

Radical

示 · to sacrifice to, to worship

Composition

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