祠 Stroke Order
Animated Stroke Order of 祠
Stroke Order Diagrams for 祠
Step-by-Step Handwriting Guide for 祠
Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "祠", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "祠", and master the standard way of writing the character "祠".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 祠
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "祠" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "祠" in Landscape Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
Information of 祠
Pinyin
cí
Radical
礻
Strokes
9 strokes
Usage
★★★★★
Definition
ancestral hall / temple
祠 [cí]
〈名〉
1. 封建制度下供奉祖宗、鬼神或有功德的人的房屋。
[En.] A house used to worship ancestors, gods, or people of merit under the feudal system.
例: 祠堂, 祠庙, 宗祠.
2. 古代指春祭（品物少，多文词）。
[En.] In ancient times, it referred to the spring sacrifice (with few items and much literary composition).
引: 《说文》：春祭曰祠，品物少，多文辞也。
《礼记·月令》：仲春之月祠不用牺牲，用圭璧及皮币。
3. 供奉鬼神、祖先或先贤的庙堂。
[En.] A temple devoted to gods, ancestors, or sages.
引: 祠，神祠也。——《汉书·陈胜传》注
《史记·陈涉世家》：又间令吴广之次所旁丛祠中。
例: 宗祠(祠堂), 祠灶(宗祠; 祠堂), 祠馆(犹祠堂).
4. 祠禄的省称。
[En.] An abbreviation for official salary.
例: 祠禄(官名), 祠禀(即祠禄).
〈动〉
1. 引申为祭祀。
[En.] Extended to mean to offer a sacrifice to.
引: 《韩非子·十过》：此秦王之所以庙祠而求也。
例: 祠求(祭神祈求), 祠事(祭礼，祭祀之事), 祠官(掌管祭祀之官).
Input Method for 祠
Pinyin
ci2
Wubi
pynk
Cangjie
ifsmr
Zhengma
wsaj
Four Corner
37220
Unicode
U+7960
Same Pronunciation Characters