Definition
敕 is a bound morpheme (b.f.) meaning 'imperial edict'. It appears in formal or historical compounds like 敕令 (imperial order), 敕封 (to confer by imperial decree), and 敕命 (imperial command). You will mostly encounter it in classical texts, historical dramas, or discussions of ancient Chinese governance.
b.f.
imperial edict (bound form)
Examples
- 敕，。Huángdì bānbù le yí dào chì lìng, yāoqiú gèdì jiàngdī fùshuì.The emperor issued an imperial order requiring tax reductions across the land.
- 敕。Zhè dào chì shū shì Míng dài huángdì qīnzì xiě de.This imperial edict was personally written by a Ming dynasty emperor.
- 敕。Lìshǐxuéjiā zài yánjiū Táng dài de chì fēng zhìdù.Historians are studying the Tang dynasty system of conferring titles by imperial decree.
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