冠礼

Traditional: 冠禮
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Dictionary entry
the capping ceremony, a Confucian coming of age ceremony for males dating from pre-Qin times, performed when a boy reaches the age of 20, involving the ritual placing of caps on the head of the young man

What does 冠礼 mean?

冠礼 (guàn lǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1the capping ceremony, a Confucian coming of age ceremony for males dating from pre-Qin times, performed when a boy reaches the age of 20, involving the ritual placing of caps on the head of the young man

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