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worship ancestors
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The character 祔 is formed from the radical 示, indicating association with spiritual or ritual matters, and the component 付, which provides phonetic clues and contributes a sense of attaching or handing over. Its etymology centers on the ancient practice of consecrating a deceased person's spirit tablet to be joined with those of ancestors in the familial temple, a ritual meaning that defined its early use. While the character's structure has remained consistent, its application narrowed over time, primarily retaining this specific sense of posthumous enclosure within ancestral worship without expanding into broader semantic fields.
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