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祠 (cí): Ancestral temple — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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3.

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Left-Right

祠

礻shì · ritual

司sī · manage

祠=礻shì · ritual+司sī · manage

4.

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5.

Related Words: 祠

宗祠 • zōng cí • clan ancestral temple

zōng宗

cí祠

clan ancestral temple

祠堂 • cí táng • ancestral hall

cí祠

táng堂

ancestral hall

祠庙 • cí miào • temple for worship

cí祠

miào庙

temple for worship

先贤祠 • xiān xián cí • temple of former sages

xiān先

xián贤

cí祠

temple of former sages

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Example Sentences

dǎo导

yóu游

xiàng向

wǒ我

men们

jiè介

shào绍

le了

zhè这

zuò座

cí祠

miào庙

de的

jiàn建

zhù筑

tè特

sè色

。

The tour guide introduced the architectural features of this temple to us.

wǒ我

men们

qù去

cān参

guān观

xiān先

xián贤

cí祠

měi每

nián年

chūn春

jié节

，

cūn村

lǐ里

de的

rén

zhè这

zuò座

gǔ古

lǎo老

de的

zōng宗

cí祠

jì记

lù

Information

Pinyincí

Meaningancestral temple; offer sacrifice

Strokes9

Radical礻

Traditional祠

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#3319

Zhuyinㄘˊ

UnicodeU+7960

CangjieIFSMR

。

We go to visit the temple of former sages.

人

dōu都

huì会

qù去

cí祠

táng堂

jì祭

zǔ祖

。

Every Spring Festival, people in the village go to the ancestral hall to worship their ancestors.

录

le了

zhè这

ge个

jiā家

zú族

jǐ几

bǎi百

nián年

de的

lì历

shǐ史

。

This ancient clan temple records the history of this family for hundreds of years.

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Characters pronounced "ci".

茨cíthatching; caltrop, Tribulus terrestris
刺cìto stab; prick; thorn; splinter
雌cífemale (of a species)
词cíword, speech, statement, or a type of classical Chinese poetry
辞cíto resign, to decline, to take leave
瓷cíporcelain, china

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "礻".

祁qípray; numerous, ample, abundant
祸huòdisaster, calamity, misfortune
祥xiángauspicious; good fortune
祀sìto offer sacrifices to gods or ancestors
祝zhùto express good wishes; to bless
礼lǐritual, ceremony, propriety, etiquette

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