jì
祭 (jì) is a Chinese word meaning “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”.
Meanings
- 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
- Part of speech
- verb
Related words
祭surname Zhai祭品offering祭坛altar祭祀to offer sacrifices to the gods or ancestors祭奠to offer sacrifices (to one's ancestors)祭拜to offer sacrifice (to one's ancestors)祭礼sacrificial offerings祭器ritual dishes祭祖to offer sacrifices to one's ancestors祭文funeral oration主祭to perform the sacrificial rites at a funeral全烧祭burnt offering (Judaism)