祀 sì to sacrifice
to sacrifice; to worship
怎么记住“祀”: 礻 spirit + 巳 snake = to sacrifice. Taking it as a visit from a spirit when a golden snake crosses the temple steps, the villagers light incense to sacrifice.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
祀 = 礻 spirit + 巳 snake
- 礻 spirit meaning
- 巳 snake sound
Taking it as a visit from a spirit when a golden snake crosses the temple steps, the villagers light incense to sacrifice.
How it came to be
Already in the oldest form, the spirit sign gives the meaning and the snake the sound.
用法
- To offer sacrifice/worship (to gods or ancestors), chiefly 祭祀 (jìsì): 祭祀祖先 (jìsì zǔxiān) to offer sacrifices to ancestors. A ritual/religious term, largely bound to 祭. Formal.