社稷

Traditional form:

社稷

Pinyin (reading):

shèjì

Definitions:

• state
• country
• the Gods of earth and grain

Characters:

• 社 - group, organization, society; a god of the soil
• 稷 - god of cereals; minister of agriculture

Traditional characters:

• 社 - group, organization, society; a god of the soil
• 稷 - god of cereals; minister of agriculture