xìn

consecrate sacrificial vessels by smearing blood

Senses

/ 釁 xìn blood sacrifice

(bound form) an ancient ritual of offering animal blood or smearing it on new ceremonial vessels; to anoint with blood

/ 釁 xìn crack

(literary) a crack, gap, or rift

/ 釁 xìn surname

a Chinese surname

/ 釁 xìn flaw

(literary) a flaw, fault, or omen of disaster

/ 釁 xìn to smear

(literary) to smear with blood or fragrance; to bathe

References

variant 舋/舋 衅/釁