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社 (shè)
Meaning:
1. In ancient times, it referred to the god of the land and the places, days, and ceremonies for worshipping the land god.
- Example: 春社 (Spring Festival), 秋社 (Autumn Festival), 社日 (Day of Sacrifice), 社稷 (referring to the state, with 社 meaning land god and 稷 meaning grain god; ancient rulers would worship the land and grain gods).
2. A collective organization or institution.
- Example: 报社 (newspaper office), 结社 (to form an organization).
Detailed Meanings:
1. God of land.
- [En.] God of land
2. Chief God of land.
- [En.] Chief God of land
3. Site of sacrifice to the god of the land.
- [En.] Site of sacrifice to the god of the land
4. A grassroots social organization of Taiwan's indigenous highland tribes; referred to historically as "土社" or "番社", with each organization consisting of several to hundreds of households, often led by elected leaders, with some leadership passed down through hereditary lines.
- [En.] Commune
5. Collective organization; society.
- [En.] Society
6. Day of sacrifice to the god of the land.
- [En.] Day of sacrifice to the god of the land
7. Agency.
- [En.] Agency
8. An institution that handles certain business for others.
- [En.] An institution handling specific services for others
9. A department or administrative unit of the government.
- [En.] A department or administrative unit of the government
Verb:
1. To sacrifice to the god of the land.
- [En.] Sacrifice to the God of land
Example Sentences:
- 社饭 (food offered during the worship of the god of the land)
- 社酒 (sacrificial wine used for worshipping the land god)
- 社日 (the day of worship for the land god, typically falling five days after the start of spring or autumn)