祭器 (jì qì) — sacrificial vessel or utensil (used in ancestra…

Definition

A ceremonial vessel or utensil used in ancestral rites or religious offerings — typically bronze, often a museum artifact from ancient China.

noun

sacrificial vessel or utensil (used in ancestral or religious ceremonies)

Measure word · 件

祭器。
Kǎo gǔ xué jiā zài gǔ mù zhōng fā xiàn le hěn duō qīng tóng jì qì.
Archaeologists found many bronze sacrificial vessels in the ancient tomb.
祭器。
Zhè tào jì qì shì shāng dài yí liú xià lái de zhēn guì wén wù.
This set of sacrificial utensils is a precious relic left from the Shang dynasty.
祭器。
Bó wù guǎn zhuān mén kāi shè le zhǎn chū gǔ dài jì qì de zhǎn tīng.
The museum has a dedicated exhibition hall showcasing ancient sacrificial vessels.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

祭jìsacrifice

“祭” specifies the sacrificial use of “器”, which is a vessel.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

祭 shows 又 (hand) offering 肉 (meat) at 示 (altar/ceremony).

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The origin of 器 is uncertain; one traditional account reads the whole shape as a scene of guarding over four vessels.