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 <WL>祝 [zhù] express good wishes; 祝贺 congratulate; 庆祝 celebrate@@; (HDZ:) …; (姓)  [zhòu] 诅咒 (cf. 咒, 詶)  [chù] (古国名) 祝栗
-The character 祝 zhù ‘express good wishes’ seems to have 礻(示 shì) ‘heavens/rites’ on the left, and 兄 (xiōng) ‘elder brother’ on the right, but the old explanations are different.
+The character 祝 zhù ‘express good wishes’ seems to have 礻(示 shì) on the left (as in 福 ‘bless’), and 兄 (xiōng) on the right, but 兄 here is an old wr. of 兑/兌 (see below).
-	The Shuōwén Seal form of 祝(􀀽) zhù ‘shaman/warlock/priest’ is said to combine 礻(示 shì) ‘heavens/rites’ and 兑(􁝖兌) yuè ‘joy’ (悦) (abbrev. to 兄).
+	Note: Today mainly 祝 zhù (v.) ‘bless, invoke blessings, express good wishes’, but formerly 祝 zhù (n.) ‘priest; shaman/warlock/diviner’.
+	The Shuōwén Seal form of 祝(􀀽) zhù ‘(male) priest (offering sacrifices); shaman/warlock/diviner’ (太祝, 巫祝) is said to combine 礻(示 shì) ‘heavens/rites’ (as in 祭祀 ‘offer ritual sacrifice’), and a shape like 兄, which stands for 兑/兌(􁝖) duì/yuè ‘ecstatic/happy/joyous’ (abbrev.); the shaman offers ecstatic ritual sacrifice in order to divine/interpret the will of nature, to placate the gods/spirits, and achieve divine blessing/happiness for the people (幸福, 祝福).
+	Note: The abbrev. component 兑/兌(􁝖) duì/yuè ‘happy/joyous/ecstatic’ (later wr. 悦/說), is trad. assoc. with (易) divination, the n-grams ☱䷹ 兑 Duì, 口(􀌼𠙵) kǒu ‘(smiling) mouth’ (oral/spoken/sung) prayers/chants/songs/spells/invocations, and 巫 wū ‘witch/sorceress; sorcery/divination/magic’.
+	Compare: 咒 zhòu ‘curse’ (咒骂), which is a later wr. of 呪/詋, 祝(􀀽), 詶(􀚷).
+	Compare: 柷(􁁠) zhù ‘musical percussion instrument’, in which 祝(􀀽) zhù (abbrev. phonosemantic), formerly also wr. 拀/祝 (HDZ).
 	Older graphs associated with 祝 are thought to have 兄 or 若 ‘kneeling person with hands up-raised’ (HDZ).
-	Compare: 柷(􁁠) zhù ‘percussion instrument’, in which 祝(􀀽) zhù (abbrev. phonosemantic).
+	“[祝] The 兄 speaker at 示 the religious ceremony” —Karlgren(AD).
-	“[祝] The 兄 speaker at 示 the religious ceremony” —Karlgren.
-	Note: 咒 zhòu ‘curse’ (咒骂) is a later wr. of 呪/詋, 祝(􀀽), 詶(􀚷).
 	HDZ: 祝 : zhù : 祭祀时司祭礼的人, 男巫; 祭神的祝祷词; 用言语向鬼神祈祷求福; 嘱咐, 请求; 大, 甚; 始; 唤鸡声 (cf. 𠰍, 喌); 断, 断绝; 屬: 编织; 注; 柷; (木名); (古国名); (姓) • zhòu : 诅咒 (cf. 咒, 詶) • chù : (古国名) 祝栗
+	HDC: 太祝 : (官名) (商) 官有六太, 其一曰太祝 (cf. 周礼).
+	HDC: 巫祝 : (古) 巫: 事鬼神者; 祝: 祭主赞词者 (SW); (后) (连用) 掌占卜祭祀的人
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