Chinese symbol for “consecrate”
供奉
gòng fèng
to consecrate; to enshrine and worship; an offering (to one's ancestors); a sacrifice (to a god)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for consecrate is 供奉 (gòng fèng), defined as: to consecrate; to enshrine and worship; an offering (to one's ancestors); a sacrifice (to a god).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “consecrate”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 奉献 (奉獻) | fèng xiàn | to offer respectfully; to consecrate |
| 开光 (開光) | kāi guāng | eye-opening ceremony for a religious idol (Buddhism); to consecrate |
| 圣化 (聖化) | shèng huà | sanctify; sanctification |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 供奉.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 提供 | tí gōng | to offer; to supply |
| 供应 (供應) | gōng yìng | to supply; to provide (goods, services etc) |
| 供给 (供給) | gōng jǐ | to furnish; to provide |
| 供电 (供電) | gōng diàn | to supply electricity |
| 供应商 (供應商) | gōng yìng shāng | supplier |
| 供水 | gōng shuǐ | to supply water |
| 奉献 (奉獻) | fèng xiàn | to offer respectfully; to consecrate |
| 信奉 | xìn fèng | belief; to believe (in sth) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “consecrate”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.