祭品 (jì pǐn) — sacrificial offering | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

sacrificial offering

Measure word · 个

Examples

祭品。
Tā men zài zǔ xiān pái wèi qián bǎi fàng le gè zhǒng jì pǐn.
They placed various sacrificial offerings in front of the ancestral tablets.
，祭品。
Měi nián qīng míng jié, rén men dōu huì zhǔn bèi jì pǐn jì bài zǔ xiān.
Every Qingming Festival, people prepare sacrificial offerings to worship ancestors.
祭品。
Gǔ dài dì wáng yòng shēng chù zuò wéi jì pǐn xiàn gěi shén líng.
Ancient emperors used livestock as sacrificial offerings to present to the gods.

Origin

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” (sacrifice) specifies the kind of “品” (goods), giving an offering used in ritual.

Characters in this word

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

肉肉ròumeat
又又yòuhand
示示shìaltar, ceremony

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.

品 repeats the same simple shape three times, representing various objects.

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Religion & Belief

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