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祭 (jì) — to offer sacrifices (to gods or ancestors); to hold a memorial ceremony; (figurative) to deploy, to wield (a tactic, strategy, or weapon)

Definition

Literary/ritual verb for offering sacrifices to gods or ancestors — more formal and ceremonial than the everyday 祭祀 or 祭奠, which are more commonly spoken. Also used figuratively to mean 'wield, deploy' a tactic (e.g. 祭出新招).

verb
to offer sacrifices (to gods or ancestors)to hold a memorial ceremony(figurative) to deployto wield (a tactic, strategy, or weapon)
Easily confused

Examples

  • 。
    Qīng míng jié hěn duō rén qù mù dì jì zǔ.
    Many people go to the cemetery to offer sacrifices to their ancestors during Qingming Festival.
  • 祭。
    Gǔ dài huáng dì céng zài tài shān jì tiān qí fú.
    Ancient emperors once went to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to Heaven and pray for blessings.
  • ，祭。
    Bǐ sài zhōng, wǒ men duì jì chū le xīn zhàn shù.
    In the competition, our team deployed a new tactic.

Origin

Compound ideograph
六书liùshū
会意huìyì

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).

Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Religion & Belief

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