Zao Shen

E759822

household deity kitchen god

Zao Shen is a household deity in Chinese folk religion and Taoism who oversees the family kitchen and reports on the household’s conduct to higher gods.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Zao	1
Zao Wangye	1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	household deity ⓘ kitchen god ⓘ
altName	Kitchen God of the Hearth NERFINISHED ⓘ Zao Jun NERFINISHED ⓘ Zaoshen NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedConcept	domestic morality ⓘ family harmony ⓘ household prosperity ⓘ
associatedWith	Chinese New Year rituals ⓘ domestic worship ⓘ
belief	can influence household fortune ⓘ submits annual report on family conduct ⓘ
cosmicRole	intermediary between family and celestial bureaucracy ⓘ
cultCenter	Chinese homes ⓘ
culture	Chinese culture ⓘ
domain	household ⓘ kitchen ⓘ
festival	Chinese New Year NERFINISHED ⓘ Little New Year NERFINISHED ⓘ
function	monitors family behavior ⓘ protects the household ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
hasTitle	Kitchen God NERFINISHED ⓘ Stove God NERFINISHED ⓘ
iconography	image or plaque placed above the stove ⓘ
language	Chinese ⓘ
moralRole	records good deeds ⓘ records misdeeds ⓘ
mythology	Chinese mythology ⓘ
religion	Chinese folk religion ⓘ Taoism ⓘ
reportsTo	Jade Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ higher gods ⓘ
role	oversees the family kitchen ⓘ reports on the household’s conduct to higher gods ⓘ
sphereOfInfluence	food preparation ⓘ hearth and stove ⓘ
veneratedBy	Han Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ Taoists ⓘ
worshipPlace	household kitchen ⓘ
worshipPractice	burning incense ⓘ offerings of food ⓘ paper effigies ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kitchen God → alsoKnownAs → Zao Shen ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zao Wangye

Zao Wou-Ki → familyName → Zao Shen ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zao