禖 Stroke Order

禖 [méi] 1. A sacrifice held to supplicate for a son. 求子的祭祀。 2. The deity to whom the sacrifice for a son is offered. 求子所祭的神。 引 1. From "Shuowen Jiezi": 禖, means sacrifice. It consists of 示 (to show) and a certain sound. It is a sacrifice for the prayer of a son. 《说文》：禖，祭也。从示，某声。祈子之祭也。 2. From "Liji Monthly Orders": On the day of the arrival of the original crow, a grand sacrifice is held at the Gao Mei. 《礼记·月令》：元乌至之日，以太牢祠于高禖。 3. From "Han Shu Li Taizi Zhuan": Establishing the Mei. Note: "Mei is the deity for requesting a son." 《汉书·戾太子传》：为立禖。 注:“禖求子之神也。” 4. From Liu Zongyuan's "Tian Dui": "Koudi prays to the Mei, taking form in the womb." 柳宗元《天对》：喾狄祷禖，契形于胞。 例 Other examples include: 禖祝 (the blessing for the deity that is prayed to for a son); 禖坛 (an altar established in ancient times for the sacrifice to the Mei deity); 禖祠 (the temple dedicated to the Mei deity). 又如: 禖祝(祀求子之神的祝辞); 禖坛(古代为祭禖神所设之坛); 禖祠(禖神之祠庙)