祭

Mandarin · pinyin jì#

Meanings · jì

  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
Mandarin · pinyin Zhài#

Meanings · Zhài

  1. surname Zhai
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祭
jì · sacrifice to, worship
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4 · ji4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zaai3 · zai3

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character

  1. to make offerings to; to sacrifice to; to worship
  2. a ceremony where one offers sacrifices to one's ancestors

character

  1. (~國) Zhai (a state during the Spring and Autumn period (祭國))
  2. a surname

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祭 · ji4 · Zhai4
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source lines 80,789, 80,788
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Exact source records祭 祭 [ji4] /to offer a sacrifice to (gods or ancestors)/(in classical novels) to recite an incantation to activate a magic weapon; to wield (sth magic)/(bound form) ceremony/(Tw) (bound form) (celebratory) festival/祭 祭 [Zhai4] /surname Zhai/