ceremony

Made up of [ shì spirit; altar radical 113, hidden; concealed; small radical 5]
Alternative traditional form of character:
Made with 5 strokes.
Suggests a 'kneeling person' at an 'altar' and hence the meaning 'ceremony'
Ancient small seal form Small seal

Related characters


Also uses shì component: (good fortune) shén (god) ; (grandfather)
Also uses component: chī (to eat) (why) ; jiǔ (nine) ; kǒng (great) ; lìng (to order) ; luàn (in confusion or disorder) ; mài (sell) ; mǎi (buy) ; (to practice) ; (also) ; 亿 (100,000,000) ; (skill) ; (to recollect) ; (to use)

Sounds same

(inside) ; (texture) ; (plum)

Different tone

(Fire) ; ; (pear) ; (strength) ; (stand) ; (sharp) ; (strict) ; (beautiful) ; (to experience)

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