吊祭

Traditional form:

弔祭

Pinyin (reading):

diàojì

Definitions:

• a worship ceremony for the dead
• to offer sacrifice (to ancestors)
• a libation

Characters:

• 吊 - to condole, to mourn, to pity; to hang
• 祭 - to sacrifice to, to worship

Traditional characters:

• 弔 - to suspend, to hang; to pity, to condole
• 祭 - to sacrifice to, to worship