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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 祭祖

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
祭祖 jì zǔ - to offer sacrifices to one's ancestors

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 42,984 28,826 34,380

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
zhài- surname Zhai
- to offer a sacrifice to (gods or ancestors)
- (in classical novels) to recite an incantation to activate a magic weapon; to wield (sth magic)
- (bound form) ceremony
- (Tw) (bound form) (celebratory) festival
- surname Zu
- ancestor
- forefather
- grandparents

Other Words Containing 祭祖

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
祭祖 - - 42,984 28,826 34,380