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祭

jì

HSK 3.0 · 7–9

zhài · zai3 (Jyutping)

  1. surname Zhai

jì · zai3 (Jyutping)

  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 form) ceremony
  4. (Tw) (bound form) (celebratory) festival

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

祭

Meaning
sacrifice to, worship
Radical
示
Strokes
11
Components
⿱⿰⺼寸示
Cangjie
BOMMF
Four-corner
2790.1

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