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祭奠 (jì diàn) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

祭奠 (jì diàn) is a Chinese word: to hold a memorial ceremony. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 祭奠

动 dòng verb

to hold a memorial ceremony

他们在事故现场摆放鲜花祭奠遇难者。

tā men zài shì gù xiàn chǎng bǎi fàng xiān huā jì diàn yù nàn zhě

They placed flowers at the accident site to commemorate the victims.

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Word breakdown

祭 jì — sacrifice, worship, ceremonial aspect

奠 diàn — libation, offering, memorial aspect

Structure & writing
1 祭 jì — to pay tribute to the deceased
祭 is a component in 1 characters

consists of

1.1 ⺼ — flesh/meat radical, representing body tissue or muscle
⺼ is a component in 68 characters
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2 奠 diàn — to offer sacrifices to the deceased as a tribute

奠 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 酋 qiú — tribal chief or leader
酋 is a component in 2 characters
2.2 大 dà — large; great (in volume, area, quantity, force, intensity, etc.; opposite of 小)
Xpinyin
大 is a component in 34 characters
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