Character Contained In References Comments
 Simplified  Traditional  Ancient forms  Archaic forms
   traditional formhandwritten form

Variants

Phonetic

Semantic

Apparent
   祭  宀  ⿱宀祭
Mandarin
cha2
English
Definitions
to examine; observe; inquire; inspect; look into; examination; investigate; notice
Mnemonic
Relating to something that happens under a roof 宀
Etymology
Notes
Shuowen suggests this character means a sacrifice was made to elicit the help of heaven in making things apparent; if it is a pure semantic-phonetic combination the roof 宀 could mean an official capacity (compare 宦 and 官) or it could suggest real 實; perhaps this character is a synonym of 審 with the same radical