zhà蜡（蠟）
蜡（蠟）
HSK 7-9
archaic
technical
Meaning of 蜡
蜡 means end-of-year sacrifice (ancient). Pronounced zhà. HSK 7-9.
- end-of-year sacrifice (ancient)
Character Info
Radical虫
Strokes14
Components
虫
昔
Stroke Order
蜡
Definitions & Examples
Zhōu周
dài代
yǒu有
zhà蜡
jì祭
zhī之
lǐ礼
。
There was a ritual of the Zhà sacrifice in the Zhou Dynasty.
Zhà蜡
jì祭
shì是
zài在
shí十
èr二
yuè月
jǔ举
xíng行
de的
。
The Zhà sacrifice was held in the twelfth month.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
jì祭
sì祀
yí仪
shì式
jiào叫
zhà蜡
。
This ancient sacrificial ceremony is called Zhà.
“
Là蜡
”
zì字
zài在
gǔ古
wén文
zhōng中
dú读
zhàz
shíh
zhǐà
jì时
sì指
祭
祀
。
When the character 'La' is read as 'zhà' in classical Chinese, it refers to a sacrifice.
Zhà蜡
jì祭
zhǔ主
yào要
shì是
jì祭
sì祀
bǎi百
shén神
。
The Zhà sacrifice was mainly intended to offer sacrifices to the various gods.