tiāo祧
祧
Meaning of 祧
祧 means ancestral temple for distant ancestors; inheritance of the main family line; to move ancestral spirit tablets of distant generations into the main ancestral temple. Pronounced tiāo.
- ancestral temple for distant ancestors; inheritance of the main family line
- to move ancestral spirit tablets of distant generations into the main ancestral temple
Character Info
Radical礻
Strokes10
Components
礻
兆
Stroke Order
祧
Definitions & Examples
Gǔ古
dài代
lǐ礼
zhì制
guī规
dìng定
，
qīn亲
jìn尽
zé则
qiān迁
，
jiāng将
shén神
zhǔ主
cáng藏
yú于
tiāo祧
miào庙
。
Ancient ritual systems stipulated that when kinship bonds were exhausted, the spirit tablets would be moved and stored in the tiāo temple.
Tā他
jiān兼
tiāo祧
liǎng两
fáng房
，
tóng同
shí时
jì继
chéng承
dà大
bó伯
hé和
fù父
qīn亲
liǎng两
jiā家
de的
xiāng香
huǒ火
。
He simultaneously inherited two family lines, continuing the family line of both his elder uncle and his father.
Measure Words
座/ zuò
Primary
处/ chù