Keyword
shrine
- ancestral temple
- to sacrifice
- Frequency
- #3233
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
cí
Mnemonic
礻 (spirit) gives the meaning and 司 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
祠
shrine; to offer a sacrifice
祠堂
ancestral hall; memorial hall
宗祠
ancestral temple; clan hall
武侯祠
temple dedicated to the memory of Zhuge Liang 诸葛亮 (ZhūgěLiàng) (There is one in Chengdu, and many others in various parts of China.)
神祠
shrine
祠庙
ancestral hall; temple to one's forebears
祖祠
shrine dedicated to one's ancestors
祠墓
memorial hall and tomb