祼 (guàn) — (noun) libation offering (in ancient Chinese ritual)
Definition
祼 (guàn) is a formal, archaic term from ancient Chinese ritual texts for pouring a wine offering (libation) to ancestors or spirits. It almost always appears in compounds like 祼祭.
noun
libation offering (in ancient Chinese ritual)
Examples
- 《》祼。《Zhōu lǐ》 zhōng jì zǎi le guàn jì de yí shì.The Rites of Zhou record the ritual of libation sacrifice.
- ，祼。Zài shāng dài, guàn jì shì yì zhǒng zhòng yào de jì sì huó dòng.In the Shang dynasty, libation sacrifice was an important sacrificial activity.
- 祼。Kǎo gǔ xué jiā fā xiàn le yòng yú guàn jì de qīng tóng qì.Archaeologists discovered bronze vessels used for libation sacrifice.
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