- 祠堂 cítáng ancestral hallancestral hall or memorial temple used for worshipping ancestors or great historical figures
- 宗祠 zōngcí ancestral hallancestral temple or hall where members of the same clan worship their ancestors
- 武侯祠 wǔhóucí Wuhou TempleA temple dedicated to the memory of [[诸葛亮|諸葛亮|zhu1 ge3 liang4]]. The most famous is in Chengdu, Sichuan, but others exist elsewhere, such as in Nanyang, Henan.
- 祠庙 címiào ancestral templeA temple built to honor and offer sacrifices to ancestors or historical figures.
- 家祠 jiācí ancestral templeA temple or hall used for worshiping the ancestors of a specific clan or family
- 土谷祠 tǔgǔcí earth and grain templeA temple dedicated to the local tutelary god and the god of grain; shrine for the gods of earth and agriculture.
- 祠墓 címù memorial hall and tomb
- 昭忠祠 zhāozhōngcí martyrs' shrineshrine dedicated to the memory of loyal and heroic individuals who died in battle or for the country
- 英烈祠 yīngliècí martyrs' shrinememorial shrine dedicated to those who died heroically for their country
- 屈原祠 qūyuáncí Qu Yuan Memorial TempleQu Yuan memorial temple located on the [[汨罗江|汨羅江|mi4 luo2 jiang1]] at [[岳阳|岳陽|yue4 yang2]] in Hunan province.
- 忠烈祠 zhōngliècí martyrs' shrineA shrine dedicated to the memory and spirits of loyal subjects and martyrs who died for their country.
- 忠魂祠 zhōnghúncí martyrs' shrineshrine dedicated to the souls of loyal patriots and those who died for their country
- 显忠祠 xiǎnzhōngcí martyrs' shrineshrine dedicated to the memory of loyal and heroic individuals who sacrificed their lives
- 淫祠 yíncí unorthodox temple(literary) Temples for the worship of spirits or gods not recognized by official state ritual systems; illicitly established or excessive shrines considered heterodox or wasteful
- 生祠 shēngcí temple to a living personA temple or shrine built in honor of a person who is still alive to show gratitude or respect.
- 祖祠 zǔcí ancestral shrineshrine dedicated to one's ancestors
- 神祠 shéncí shrinea shrine or temple dedicated to a deity
- 祠宇 cíyǔ shrinea temple or shrine built to honor ancestors, famous people, or martyrs
- 祠官 cíguān officiantAn official in charge of ritual sacrifices and ancestral temple affairs in ancient China.
- 祠尾 cíwěi roof ridge ornamentornamental figure at the end of a traditional roof ridge
- 祠祝 cízhù temple attendantan official or attendant in charge of rituals and maintenance at an ancestral hall or temple
- 英灵祠 yīnglíngcí martyrs' shrinea shrine dedicated to the souls of heroic martyrs
- 英魂祠 yīnghúncí martyrs' shrinea shrine or memorial temple dedicated to the spirits of heroes and martyrs who died for their country
- 褒忠祠 bāozhōngcí shrine to the loyalshrine or temple dedicated to the memory of loyalists and martyrs who died for the country
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- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH