Chinese symbol for “ceremony”
仪式
yí shì
Traditional: 儀式
ceremony
The closest CC-CEDICT match for ceremony is 仪式 (yí shì), defined as: ceremony.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “ceremony”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 典礼 (典禮) | diǎn lǐ | ceremony; celebration |
| 大典 | dà diǎn | ceremony; collection of classical writings |
| 仪典 (儀典) | yí diǎn | ceremony |
| 祭 | jì | to offer a sacrifice to (gods or ancestors); (in classical novels) to recite an incantation to activate a magic weapon; to wield (sth magic) |
| 礼 (禮) | lǐ | gift; rite |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 仪式.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 仪器 (儀器) | yí qì | instrument; apparatus; 台 (tái) |
| 礼仪 (禮儀) | lǐ yí | etiquette; ceremony |
| 仪表 (儀表) | yí biǎo | appearance; bearing |
| 殡仪馆 (殯儀館) | bìn yí guǎn | a funeral home; an undertaker's |
| 心仪 (心儀) | xīn yí | to admire |
| 方式 | fāng shì | way; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc); 种 (zhǒng) |
| 正式 | zhèng shì | formal; official |
| 模式 | mó shì | mode; pattern; model |
See also: Japanese symbol for “ceremony”.
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