xì禊
禊
archaic
noun
technical
Meaning of 禊
禊 means ancient lustration ritual held by waterside in spring and autumn for purification. Pronounced xì.
- ancient lustration ritual held by waterside in spring and autumn for purification
Character Info
Radical礻
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Components
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Stroke Order
禊
Definitions & Examples
Wáng王
Xī羲
zhī之
de的
《
Lán兰
tíng亭
jí集
xù序
》
jì记
shù述
le了
Yǒng永
hé和
jiǔ九
nián年
mù暮
chūn春
zhī之
chū初
de的
xì禊
shì事
。
Wang Xizhi's 'Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion' describes the lustration ceremony held in late spring of the ninth year of the Yonghe era.
Gǔ古
dài代
rén人
men们
zài在
sān三
yuè月
sān三
rì日
jǔ举
xíng行
xì禊
lǐ礼
，
yǐ以
fú祓
chú除
bù不
xiáng祥
。
In ancient times, people held the lustration ritual on the third day of the third lunar month to dispel misfortune.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
zài在
shuǐ水
biān边
mù沐
yù浴
chú除
zāi灾
de的
jì祭
lǐ礼
bèi被
chēng称
wéi为
xì禊
。
This type of sacrificial ritual involving bathing by the water to wash away calamity was called 'xì'.