Usage of the character 祠
cí
祠
[祠]
- shrine
- to offer a sacrifice
cítáng
祠堂
[祠堂]
- ancestral hall
- memorial hall
zōngcí
宗祠
[宗祠]
- ancestral temple
- clan hall
shēngcí
生祠
[生祠]
- temple dedicated to sb still alive
címù
祠墓
[祠墓]
- memorial hall and tomb
címiào
祠庙
[祠廟]
- ancestral hall
- temple to one's forebears
zǔcí
祖祠
[祖祠]
- shrine dedicated to one's ancestors
shéncí
神祠
[神祠]
- shrine
wǔhóucí
武侯祠
[武侯祠]
- temple dedicated to the memory of Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮／诸葛亮 ( Zhūgě Liàng) (There is one in Chengdu, and many others in various parts of China.)
tǔgǔcí
土谷祠
[土穀祠]
- temple dedicated to the local tutelary god 土地神 (tǔdìshén) and the god of cereals
Qū Yuáncí
屈原祠
[屈原祠]
- Qu Yuan memorial temple on the Miluo river 汨羅江／汨罗江 at Yueyang 岳陽市／岳阳市, Hunan