How to write 祠

祠 [cí] 名 1. 封建制度下供奉祖宗、鬼神或有功德的人的房屋。 (A house dedicated to ancestors, deities, or virtuous individuals under the feudal system.) 2. 古代指春祭（品物少，多文词）。 (In ancient times, refers to the spring sacrifice, which involved fewer offerings and more literary expressions.) 同本义: 春祭 (Equivalent meaning: spring sacrifice) 引: 1. 《说文》：春祭曰祠，品物少，多文辞也。 (As stated in "Shuowen": The spring sacrifice is called "祠", involving few offerings and many literary phrases.) 2. 《礼记·月令》：仲春之月祠不用牺牲，用圭璧及皮币。 (From "Liji · Yueling": In the month of mid-spring, sacrifices are not made with animals, but with jade and leather money.) 供奉鬼神、祖先或先贤的庙堂。 (A temple for the worship of deities, ancestors, or sages.) 引: 1. 祠，神祠也。——《汉书·陈胜传》注 ("祠" refers to divine temples. – Annotation from "Hanshu · Chen Sheng Zhuan") 2. 《史记·陈涉世家》：又间令吴广之次所旁丛祠中。 (From "Shiji · Chen She Shijia": Moreover, Wu Guang was ordered to stay beside the temple.) 例: 又如:宗祠(祠堂);祠灶(宗祠;祠堂);祠馆(犹祠堂) (For example: ancestral hall; the kitchen of the temple; temple hall.) 祠禄的省称。 (An abbreviation for salary related to religious offerings.) 例: 如:祠禄(官名。宋制，大臣罢职，令管理道教宫观，以示优礼，无职事，但借名食俸，谓之“祠禄”);祠禀(即祠禄) (For example: "祠禄" (official title): according to the Song system, when ministers retired, they managed Taoist temples to show honor without official duties, earning a salary in name only, called "祠禄"; "祠禀" means the same as "祠禄.") 动 1. 引申为祭祀。 (Extended meaning: to offer sacrifices.) 引: 1. 《韩非子·十过》：此秦王之所以庙祠而求也。 (As stated in "Han Feizi": This is why the King of Qin built temples to seek favor.) 例: 又如:祠求(祭神祈求);祠事(祭礼，祭祀之事);祠官(掌管祭祀之官) (For example: offering sacrifices to deities; ritual matters related to sacrifice; official responsible for sacrifices.)