衅钟
xìn​zhōng

to consecrate a bell

  • created sense approved 衅钟/釁鐘 · xìn​zhōng · to consecrate a bell — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    衅钟 / 釁鐘

    xìn​zhōng

    to consecrate a bell

    To perform an ancient ritual where the blood of a sacrificed animal was rubbed on a newly cast bell to consecrate it.

    衅, 钟

    衅 (literal) → 衅/釁 · xìn · blood sacrifice 钟 (literal) → 钟/鐘 · zhōng · bell

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