1. 祭
  2. 奠

祭

Previous (兹)Next (醉)
  • 1780th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 26 words
  • Component in 8 characters

Decomposition

1Once
祭→
No glyph available示
2Radical
祭→
月moon卩seal示sign
3Graphical
祭→
冂二丨㇆二亅八

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhài (Zhai4)surname Zhai
2. jì (ji4)to offer sacrifice • festive occasion

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 祭 jì (ji4)The component 卩 is pronounced as 'jié' (jie2). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 祭 jì (ji4)The component 示 is pronounced as 'shì' (shi4). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

祭 also appears in:
察蔡傺際瘵磜縩穄

Example Words

Common

祭奠 

Uncommon

拜祭 
献祭 (獻祭)
祭典 
祭拜 
祭祀 
祭祖 

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奠

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Previous (颊)Next (募)
  • 2650th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 11 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
奠→
酋大
2Radical
奠→
丷eight/divide酉wine/alcohol大big
3Graphical
奠→
丷一丿乚口一人一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. diàn (dian4)to fix • to settle • a libation to the dead

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 奠 diàn (dian4)The component 大 is pronounced as 'dài' (dai4). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 奠 diàn (dian4)The component 大 is pronounced as 'dà' (da4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

奠 also appears in:
磸

Example Words

Common

祭奠 

Uncommon

奠基 
奠定 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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