祭坛

祭壇

jìtán

noun #16,299

Measure Word

一座祭坛 zuò

Meanings

1 altar

Characters

to sacrifice; to worship

altar; platform

Examples

古人在祭坛上祭祀天地。

Gǔrén zài jìtán shàng jìsì tiāndì.

Ancient people made sacrifices to heaven and earth on altars.

这座祭坛已有两千年的历史。

Zhè zuò jìtán yǐ yǒu liǎngqiānnián de lìshǐ.

This altar has a history of two thousand years.

Tips

culture

Beijing's Temple of Heaven (天坛 Tiāntán) contains China's most famous altar, where emperors performed annual ceremonies. 坛 in place names like 天坛, 地坛, 日坛 all refer to these imperial sacrificial altars.

Stroke Order

祭 jì

坛 tán