The completeness of the offering reflected the status of the god being worshiped, and the degree to which it was raw or cooked reflected his intimacy with human affairs.
用祭品的「全部」和「部分」，來表示神鬼層次的「高」和「低」；用「生」和「熟」，來表示他們和人類關係的「生疏」和「稔熟」。