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spring imperial ancestral sacrifice
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礿, a phono-semantic compound, names the spring sacrifice of ancient traditions. Its semantic component 示, representing a spirit, altar, or ceremony, connects it to religious and ancestral rites; the phonetic 勺, a spoon or ladle, provides the yuè pronunciation. Classical ritual texts and historical chronicles often used it to distinguish this spring sacrifice from summer, autumn, and winter ceremonies. Its meaning is confined to historical and religious contexts, reflecting the precise vocabulary developed for the ceremonial calendar of ancient royal courts.
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