Dear Ancestors, I am just a teenager, so please wish me well on my exams.

Dear Ancestors, an esophagus misfortune has come upon this family. Please bless the surgery goes well.

Dear Ancestors, we offer these beets for you to help us in petitioning the gods of the harvest.

Dear Ancestors, the soil you worked is still supporting a prosperous society. Thank you.

Dear Ancestors, I would like the full-belly and full-wallet kind of happiness this year.

Dear Ancestors, more than anything, it is the longevity of our mother for which we pray.

Dear Ancestors, here is a 斤 jīn of fruit to sweeten our supplication to you for blessings.

Dear Ancestors, I have brought my lucky sheep to you to favorably incline you to bless my flock with a propitious yield.

Dear Ancestors, here is the list of mantras that I have been using in meditation. Can you bless them?

Dear Ancestors, on these shelves we have placed pictures of you, our ancestors. May you watch over us.

the strokes could represent a picture/statue on a shelf, a sash, an incense stick, a piece of fruit; “示字旁”

"Dear Ancestors, can you see the television? We don’t know if you still have vision as spirits, but we want to share this modern wonder with you." (Petitioning the Ancestors)

"Dear Ancestors, this dental hook is being offered on the altar in an appeasement ceremony to you, our dentist ancestor, who hasn’t been able to rest in peace. Please accept it and leave us alone." (Petitioning the Ancestors)

乚 looks like an "L" for lǐ