fú

祓

Character · Noun · Verb

ancient purification ritual; cleanse

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

ancient ritual to dispel disaster and seek blessings

archaic

Refers to ancient Chinese religious ceremonies performed to cleanse away evil influences and pray for good fortune. Often combined with 禳 (ráng) as 祓禳.

Gǔ古
dài代
dì帝
wáng王
cháng常
zài在
chūn春
jì季
jǔ举
xíng行
fú祓
jì祭
 ，
yǐ以
chú除
bù不
xiáng祥
 。

Ancient emperors often held fú rituals in spring to dispel inauspicious influences.

Fú祓
ráng禳
shì是
Dào道
jiào教
zhōng中
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
qū驱
xié邪
yí仪
shì式
 。

Fú-ráng rituals are common exorcism ceremonies in Taoism.

2.

verb

to cleanse; to purify; to wash away

literary

Literary usage meaning to sweep away evil, wash away impurities, or cleanse thoroughly. Often appears in compound terms like 祓除.

Fú祓
chú除
bù不
xiáng祥
 ，
yǐ以
yíng迎
xīn新
chūn春
 。

Cleanse away the inauspicious to welcome the new spring.

Gǔ古
rén人
zài在
shuǐ水
biān边
fú祓
zhuó濯
 ，
yǐ以
xǐ洗
qù去
yī一
nián年
de的
huì晦
qì气
 。

Ancient people would wash and cleanse themselves by the water to wash away a year's bad luck.

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Fú祓
xiá瑕
dí涤
huì秽
 ，
huàn焕
rán然
yī一
xīn新
 。

Removing flaws and washing away filth, completely transformed.