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Kanji Fun Talk: Ancestral Temple
"Ancestral Hall" (ci2), which is a morphophonemic word.
The oracle bone "ancestral" character "has two forms, the first is the monomorph "division", and the second paragraph adds a "show" word to the left of the word "division". "Division" in the oracle bones has the meaning of engaging in a certain profession or profession for generations, and also means to be in charge of specialty and full-time work. "Show" in the oracle bone indicates the offering table at the time of sacrifice or the stone pillar or the tablet of the ancestor at the time of the sacrifice of the gods. The oracle bone "shrine" here is to indicate the meaning of sacrifice.
The "Explanation of The Interpretation of The Text" explains: "Ancestral Hall, Spring Festival Ancestral Hall." Fewer things, more words also. Sound from Shiji. In the mid-spring month, the shrine does not need to be sacrificed, using Guibi and leather coins (ancient coins made of white deer skins). "Arya. Interpretation: "Ancestral temple, sacrifice also." The Small Seal of Jin Wen continued the second glyph of the oracle bone, and the script was written as "Ancestral Hall" after the change.
The original meaning of "ancestral hall" is spring festival. In ancient times, sacrifices were made all year round, and there were special names, the spring equinox festival was called "ancestral hall", the summer solstice festival was called "yue4", the autumn equinox festival was called "taste", and the winter solstice festival was called "烝". The spring festival does not need to be "sacrificed", which may be the reason why more words are used in the spring when everything has just been restored, and the spring ploughing and sowing season are used in order to obtain a good harvest in the autumn.
The "shrine" is a place of worship to the gods. Historia. Chen Shijia:"And then ordered Wu Guangzhi to be in the cong temple next to him." (He also quietly sent Wu Guang to the shrine with a bush next to the station.) )
The rising meaning of "ancestral hall" refers to the ancestral hall. It is the house of the people with the same surname to worship the ancestors or the meritorious people who lived before their deaths.
"Ancestral hall" refers to the house built by the public or a certain class of people to jointly sacrifice a celebrity or great person. Such as "Wuhou Ancestral Hall".