xiá祫
祫
technical
archaic
Meaning of 祫
祫 means joint ancestral sacrifice; combined seasonal memorial rite in the imperial ancestral temple. Pronounced xiá.
- joint ancestral sacrifice; combined seasonal memorial rite in the imperial ancestral temple
Character Info
Radical礻
Strokes10
Components
礻
合
Stroke Order
祫
Definitions & Examples
Xiá祫
jì祭
zhī之
lǐ礼
，
sān三
nián年
yī一
xíng行
，
hé合
qún群
miào庙
zhī之
zhǔ主
yú于
tài太
miào庙
ér而
jì祭
zhī之
。
The ceremony of the joint sacrifice is held once every three years, gathering the spirit tablets from all the ancestral temples to sacrifice to them in the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
Zhōu周
lǐ礼
suǒ所
zǎi载
，
xiá祫
wéi为
dà大
jì祭
，
dì禘
wéi为
shí时
jì祭
。
As recorded in the Rites of Zhou, the joint sacrifice (xia) is the great sacrifice, while the individual sacrifice (di) is the seasonal offering.
Gǔ古
dài代
dì帝
wáng王
jǔ举
xíng行
xiá祫
lǐ礼
shí时
，
xū需
zhāi斋
jiè戒
sān三
rì日
，
yǐ以
shì示
qián虔
chéng诚
。
When ancient emperors performed the joint sacrifice ceremony, they had to fast for three days to demonstrate their piety.