Chinese Character 祀 Meanings and components.

Form

祀

Meaning

祀 meaning[3] in English

To Sacrifice.

To Offer Libation To.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 祀 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are to show (示) , and 6th earthly branch: … (巳)

Its radical[1] is: 示 (shi4) which means: To Show, To Reveal, .示shi4to show

In cangjie it is written with IFRU

How to write 祀

To write祀si4to sacrifice you should write a combination of 示shi4to show , 巳si46th earthly … arranged in a 吅 shape:

示 + 巳 = 祀

祀 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 祀 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 祀, looks as follow:

祀
Pinyin:si4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Sacrifice . To Offer Libation To
示
Pinyin:shi4
Meaning[3]: To Show . To Reveal
二
Pinyin:er4
Meaning[3]: Two . 2 . (Beijing Dialect) Stupid
小
Pinyin:xiao3
Meaning[3]: Small . Tiny . Few . Young
巳
Pinyin:si4 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: 6th Earthly Branch: 9-11 A.M., 4th Solar Month (5th May-5th June), Year Of The Snake . Ancient Chinese Compass Point: 150°

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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