Definitions
heir-requesting sacrifice
Etymology
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禖 is an ancient ceremonial sacrifice to seek children or an heir. This phonetic-semantic compound uses the semantic radical 示 (altar/spirit) on the left, associated with religious rites. The phonetic component 某 (mǒu) on the right provides the pronunciation. Its structure combines the indicator for sacrifice with a sound element to denote this specific fertility ritual.
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