noun #46,614

Meanings

  1. 1 ancestral hall; shrine; memorial temple

Examples

Měi dào Chūnjié, zúrén zài cítáng jìzǔ.
Every Spring Festival the clan gathers at the ancestral hall to offer sacrifices.
Chéngdū de Wǔhóucí jìniàn Zhūgě Liàng.
The Wuhou Shrine in Chengdu commemorates Zhuge Liang.

Tips

culture
is a hall for honoring ancestors or famous figures, most often 祠堂 (clan ancestral hall). Memorial shrines to honored people also use it, like the 武侯祠 dedicated to Zhuge Liang.

Components

radical
shì
ritual; worship
The altar radical in its left-side form, from (an altar for offerings). It marks the character as something to do with sacrifice and worship — here a shrine. It groups with , , and .
phonetic
phonetic component
Supplies the sound (sī close to cí). It works purely as a pronunciation marker for this worship-related word, with no meaning contribution.

Stroke Order