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祭

jì

Character

What 祭 means

1. to 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 formceremony
4. Taiwanbound form(celebratory) festival

Other readings

祭 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Zhàisurname Zhai

Example sentences

• 京都的祭坛和寺院出名的。
  Jīngdū de jìtán hé sìyuàn chūmíng de.
  Kyoto is famous for its shrines and temples.
• 祭祀结束之后，天就晴了。
  The sky cleared up after the ritual was over.
• 燔柴祭天是一种古老的仪式。
  The Heavenly Timber Immolation is a kind of ancient ritual.
• 京都以它的祭坛和寺院而闻名。
  Kyoto is famous for its shrines and temples.
• 在北方的原始部落中，也存在着一种更野蛮的庆祝形式：他们点燃巨大的木柴，以纪念奥丁和托尔，并向祂们献祭人和牲畜。德鲁伊王子随后用金色镰刀从神圣的橡树上割下槲寄生。
  A more barbarous form of these rejoicings took place among the rude peoples of the north where great blocks of wood blazed in honor of Odin and Thor, and sacrifices of men and cattle were made to them. Mistletoe was cut then from the sacred oaks with a golden sickle by the Prince of the Druids.
• 孔子说："像夏禹的为人，我找不到可以指责的漏洞。自己吃着菲薄的饮食，而却用丰厚祭品祭拜祖先与神明；自己平时穿粗劣的衣裳，而在祭祀时穿戴华服礼帽；自己住小房子，却尽力开通水道沟渠。像夏禹这样的人，我实在找不到可以指责的漏洞了。"
  Confucius said: " Yu the Great's conduct, I could not point out any flaws. He consumes meager amount of food, while offering boastful riches to the Gods and ancestors; He always don the crudest attire, but wears lavish garments when worshipping; He resides in a small house, yet forges water ways and ditches with all his might. Figures like Yu the Great, I honestly cannot point out any reprehensible flaws."

Words starting with 祭

• 祭祀jì sìto offer sacrifices to the gods or ancestors
• 祭奠jì diànto offer sacrifices (to one's ancestors); to hold or attend a memorial service
• 祭坛jì tánaltar
• 祭司jì sīpriest
• 祭祖jì zǔto offer sacrifices to one's ancestors
• 祭品jì pǐnoffering
• 祭拜jì bàito offer sacrifice (to one's ancestors)
• 祭仪jì yísacrificial ceremony; sacrificial offering
• 祭典jì diǎnsacrificial ceremony; religious festival
• 祭出jì chūto brandish (a figurative weapon, i.e. some measure intended to deal with the situation)…
• 祭器jì qìritual dishes; sacrificial vessels
• 祭文jì wénfuneral oration; eulogy; elegiac address
• 祭物jì wùsacrifices
• 祭礼jì lǐsacrificial offerings; worship; religious rite
• 祭赛jì sàito give sacrifice
• 祭酒jì jiǔto offer a libation; person who performs the libation before a banquet…
• 祭司权术jì sī quán shùpriestcraft
• 祭孔jì Kǒngto offer sacrifices to Confucius
• 祭牲jì shēngsacrificial animal
• 祭吊jì diàoto mourn and offer prayers
• 祭灶jì zàoto offer sacrifices to the kitchen god

Words containing 祭

• 主祭zhǔ jìto perform the sacrificial rites at a funeral
• 公祭gōng jìpublic memorial service
• 司祭sī jìpriest
• 拜祭bài jìto worship; to observe religious rites; to pay one's respects (to one's ancestors etc)
• 牙祭yá jìa good meal; sumptuous food
• 献祭xiàn jìto offer sacrifice
• 血祭xuè jìblood sacrifice; animal sacrifice (to a God or ancestral spirit)
• 全烧祭quán shāo jìburnt offering (Judaism)
• 大祭司dà jì sīHigh Priest
• 打牙祭dǎ yá jìto have a large and sumptuous meal (traditionally on the 1st and 15th of each month)
• 吊祭diào jìa worship ceremony for the dead; to offer sacrifice (to ancestors); a libation
• 奠祭diàn jìpouring of wine on ground for sacrifice
• 斋祭zhāi jìto offer sacrifices (to gods or ancestors) whilst abstaining from meat, wine etc

Characters that look like 祭

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 勒lè(literary) bridle; halter; headstall; to rein in; to compel; to force
• 般bānsort; kind; class
• 释shìto explain; to release; Buddha (abbr. for 释迦牟尼
• 铃líng(small) bell
• 轿jiàosedan chair; palanquin; litter
• 铨quánto estimate; to select

Sounds the same

Read jì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 记to record; to note; to memorize
• 既already; since; both... (and...)
• 季season; the last month of a season; fourth or youngest amongst brothers
• 绩to spin (hemp etc); merit; accomplishment
• 际border; edge; boundary
• 计to calculate; to compute; to count
• 技skill
• 济to cross a river; to aid or relieve; to be of help
• 继to continue; to follow after; to go on with
• 纪order; discipline; age
• 寄to entrust; to place in sb's care; (bound form) to depend on; to attach oneself to…
• 迹(bound form) trace; mark; vestige; clue; Taiwan pr. jī