yú雩
雩
archaic
technical
noun
Meaning of 雩
雩 means ancient ritual for praying for rain. Pronounced yú.
- ancient ritual for praying for rain
Character Info
Radical雨
Strokes11
Components
雨
亏
Stroke Order
雩
Definitions & Examples
Gǔ古
dài代
dì帝
wáng王
yù遇
dào到
hàn旱
zāi灾
shí时
，
yào要
jǔ举
xíng行
yú雩
jì祭
qí祈
qiú求
jiàng降
yǔ雨
。
When ancient emperors encountered drought, they would hold yu rituals to pray for rain.
《
Lún论
yǔ语
》
zhōng中
jì记
zǎi载
le了
Kǒng孔
zǐ子
yǔ与
dì弟
zǐ子
tǎo讨
lùn论
wǔ舞
yú雩
de的
gù故
shi事
。
The Analects records the story of Confucius discussing the Rain Dance Altar with his disciples.
Yú雩
shì是
Shāng商
Zhōu周
shí时
qī期
zhòng重
yào要
de的
jì祭
sì祀
huó活
dòng动
zhī之
yī一
。
Yu was one of the important sacrificial activities during the Shang and Zhou dynasties.
Measure Words
场/ chǎng
Primary
次/ cì