懂中文 Dong Chinese

禘

dì

imperial ancestor worship

Phonosemantic compound. 礻 represents the meaning and 帝 represents the sound.

Components
礻 meaning component

礻  Meaning component

shì

  

show

礻 is a component form of 示.

帝 sound,meaning component

帝  Sound Meaning component

dì

  

supreme ruler

Evolution

禘 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
禘 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
禘 Bronze script Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Bronze script

Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
禘 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
禘 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

禘  

dì

imperial ancestor worship; imperial ancestral sacrifice