Definition
祭 (jì) means 'to offer sacrifices' (to gods/ancestors) or, figuratively, 'to deploy/wield' (a tactic, weapon). It is more general than 祭祀 (jìsì, ritual ceremony) and 祭奠 (jìdiàn, memorial ceremony for the deceased). Figuratively, it differs from 布置/部署 (arrange/deploy) and 舞/耍 (brandish/show off).
verb
to offer sacrifices (to gods or ancestors)to hold a memorial ceremony(figurative) to deployto wield (a tactic, strategy, or weapon)
Easily confused
- 几jǐsound-alike(interrogative) how many; how much
- 季jìsound-alikeseason
- 记jìsound-aliketo remember; to memorize
- 集jísound-alike(noun) collection, anthology, collected works
- 鸡jīsound-alikechicken
- 及jísound-alike(conjunction) and; as well as (used in formal writing to connect nouns or noun phrases)
- 寄jìsound-aliketo send (by mail), to mail, to post
- 急jísound-alike(adjective) urgent; rapid; hurried
- 极jísound-alikeextremely
- 级jísound-alikelevel, grade, rank
Examples
- 。Qīngmíng jié hěnduō rén qù mùdì jì zǔ.Many people go to the cemetery to offer sacrifices to their ancestors during Qingming Festival.
- 祭。Gǔdài huángdì céng zài Tàishān jì tiān qífú.Ancient emperors once went to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to Heaven and pray for blessings.
- ，祭。Bǐsài zhōng, wǒmen duì jì chūle xīn zhànshù.In the competition, our team deployed a new tactic.
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