Characters | Words | Sentences | Chinese Translation | Chinese Tests | Forums | Search
KangXi Radical List | Customise CantoDict | Dictionary Statistics
| 寺 | |
zi6 zi6*2
|
|
|
[1] Buddhist temple; monastry [2] Moslem mosque [3] (archaic) ministry; court Stroke count: 6
Level: 3
Radical: 寸 (#41)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
|
| 寺 | |
| This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 | |
Sponsors: One-on-One Online Chinese Tutoring | Classic Games | Mandarin Spanish Language | Dish Network promotion code | Chinese Language |
|
清真寺
cing1 zan1 zi6/zi6*2 = mosque
少林寺
siu3 lam4 zi6*2 = Shaolin Temple
寺廟
zi6 miu6*2 = Buddhist temple; Buddhist monastery
寺院
zi6 jyun6*2 = Buddhist temple; Buddhist monastery
佛寺
fat6 zi6*2 = a Buddhist temple
寶蓮寺
bo2 lin4 zi2 = Polin Monastery
寒山寺
hon4 saan1 zi6 = a Buddhist monastery
甘丹寺
gam1 daan1 zi6 = Ganden (monastery near Lhasa, Tibet)
拉卜楞寺
laai1 buk1 ling4 zi6 = Labrang (Tibetan monastery in Amdo prov. of Tibet, pres. Gansu)
太仆寺旗
taai3 puk1 zi6 kei4 = Taipusi qi (place in Inner Mongolia)See all 15 compounds |
|
Forum Code to link to this word:
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/1785/]寺[/url][/big]
HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/1785/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">寺</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 寺
Unicode code for this character: U+5bfa (off-site link)
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/1785/]寺[/url][/big]
HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/1785/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">寺</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 寺
Unicode code for this character: U+5bfa (off-site link)
This page shows, from top to bottom:
- a large version of the character in a traditional script font which you may need to install
- : the Jyutping romanisation (pronunciation)
- : the Mandarin pronunciation of the word in pinyin.
- a detailed description of all the meanings
- the number of strokes needed to write the character correctly
- our arbitrarily assigned difficulty level
- a smaller version of the character in a computerised, printed font, along with the PRC simplified version if applicable
- a list of characters which look similar and are therefore possible sources of confusion (where relevant)
- a list of compound words that use this character, ordered by difficulty level.
(we would really appreciate new volunteers to add some more compound words to the database so please post to the CantoDict forum if you would like to spend an occasional 10 mins or so helping)
Rows returned from database=40
CantoDict v1.3.16 is a collaborative Chinese Dictionary project started in November 2003. Entries are added and mistakes corrected by a team of kind volunteers from around the world.
Copyright Adam Sheik 2003-2009.