祭奠

• Pinyin: jì diàn
• Desglose de hanzi: 祭 = 月 + 又 + 示 (offering meat at altar); 奠 = 酋 + 廾 (offering vessel + two hands — pouring a libation)

Significado

Rendir homenaje a un difunto (con ofrendas); celebrar un acto memorial.

More personal and intimate than 祭祀, which tends to involve formal religious or state ritual. 祭奠 typically refers to mourning for specific deceased individuals. Common at funerals, memorial services, and during Qingming Festival.

Ejemplos

1. 清明节前夕，人们纷纷前往墓地祭奠故去的亲人，寄托深深的哀思与眷念。
2. 为了祭奠在战争中牺牲的将士，政府在当地建起了一座庄严肃穆的烈士陵园。
3. 她每年都会在父亲的忌日前往山上独自祭奠，在沉默中与逝者作无言的对话。

Guía de uso

Contexto: mourning, memorial, death, culture

Tono: solemn

Correcto

• 这座城市每年在纪念日举行集体祭奠，市民在广场肃穆缅怀为民族解放献身的英烈。(Every year on commemorative days, this city holds a collective memorial, and citizens gather solemnly in the square to remember the heroes who sacrificed their lives for national liberation.)
• 现代社会的祭奠正从烧香烧纸转向献花和网上追思，但对逝者的尊重与思念并未改变。(In modern society, memorial rituals are shifting from burning incense and paper offerings to offering flowers and online remembrance, but respect and longing for the deceased remain unchanged.)

Incorrecto

• 祭奠 vs 悼念 — 祭奠 involves ritual actions and physical offerings; 悼念 refers to the emotional act of mourning or paying respects which can be silent or verbal without formal ritual. Use 悼念 for expressing grief without ceremony

Origen e historia

祭 (ritual/offering) + 奠 (to establish offerings/pour libations for the dead)

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal