祭祀 meaning in English

jìsì

to offer sacrifices to the gods or ancestors

HSK 7-9verb18 strokes

Meaning of 祭祀

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jìsì
  1. to offer sacrifices to the gods or ancestors

祭祀 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

祭jì祀sì结jié束shù之zhī后hòu,天tiān就jiù晴qíng了le。
The sky cleared up after the ritual was over.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

祭 jì · to offer a sacrifice to · 11 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

祀 sì · to sacrifice · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Related words

Words that share a character with 祭祀.

祭奠jìdiànto offer sacrifices (to one's ancestors); to hold or attend a memorial service
祭司jìsīpriest
祭坛jìtánaltar
祭品jìpǐnoffering
献祭xiànjìto offer sacrifice
祭典jìdiǎnsacrificial ceremony; religious festival
大祭司dàjìsīHigh Priest
祭拜jìbàito offer sacrifice (to one's ancestors)

Questions about 祭祀

What does 祭祀 mean?

祭祀 (jìsì) means "to offer sacrifices to the gods or ancestors" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 祭祀?

祭祀 is made of 2 characters: 祭 (11 strokes), 祀 (7 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

Is 祭祀 an HSK word?

Yes. 祭祀 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.