The story of 覲

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覲 is composed of 堇 and 見.堇 is the picture of a human sacrifice who wears jade ornaments burning in fire, people offer sacrifice in order to beg for rain, so 覲 is used to describe someone paying a formal visit to his superior or emperor.

Vocabulary of 覲

  • 朝覲 (to give audience of emperor)
  • 入覲 (to pay a formal visit to the emperor)

Classification

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