供品

gòngpǐn
noun #36,544

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 offering (to gods or ancestors)
  2. 2 sacrificial item
  3. 3 votive offering

Examples

Zhuō shàng bǎimǎn le shuǐguǒ hé diǎnxin zuò gòngpǐn.
The table is full of fruit and pastries set out as offerings.
Sǎomù shí rénmen huì dàishàng gòngpǐn.
When tomb-sweeping, people bring offerings.

Tips

culture
供品 are the foods and items placed before deities, Buddhas, or ancestral tablets at home altars and temples. Common offerings include fruit (especially apples 苹果 and oranges 橘子), tea, rice, and incense; meat is offered to ancestors and folk gods but not to Buddhist images.

Stroke Order

gōng
pǐn