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祠
cí
ancestral temple; to sacrifice
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礻 (spirit) provides meaning, 司 provides pronunciation
Words Using 祠 (8)
Character
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祠
cí
ancestral hall / temple / to worship
祠
cí
ancestral hall / temple / to worship
祠堂
cítáng
ancestral hall / memorial hall
祠堂
cítáng
ancestral hall / memorial hall
武侯祠
wǔhóucí
memorial hall to Zhuge Liang [[諸葛亮|诸葛亮]] (many of them in different town) / refers to tourist attraction in Chengdu [[成都]]
武侯祠
wǔhóucí
memorial hall to Zhuge Liang [[諸葛亮|诸葛亮]] (many of them in different town) / refers to tourist attraction in Chengdu [[成都]]
神祠
shéncí
shrine
神祠
shéncí
shrine
祠墓
címù
memorial hall and tomb
祠墓
címù
memorial hall and tomb
土谷祠
tǔgǔcí
local monastery
土谷祠
tǔgǔcí
local monastery
祠庙
címiào
ancestral hall / temple to one's forebears
祠庙
címiào
ancestral hall / temple to one's forebears
屈原祠
QūYuáncí
Qu Yuan memorial temple on the Miluo river [[汨羅江|汨罗江]] at Yueyang [[岳陽市|岳阳市]], Hunan
屈原祠
QūYuáncí
Qu Yuan memorial temple on the Miluo river [[汨羅江|汨罗江]] at Yueyang [[岳陽市|岳阳市]], Hunan
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⿰礻司
i
Component Tree i
sī
司
to take charge of, to control, to manage; officer
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5 strokes
HSK 2
unknown
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Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
2 strokes