寺 (zi6 zi6*2 | si4) : temple; monastery; mosque

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寺

zi6 zi6*2

si4

[1] temple; monastery; mosque
[2] [archaic] ministry; court

Jyutping zi6*2 can be optionally used when it appears as last syllable of a bi- or multi-syllabic noun.

Stroke count: 6

Level: 1

Radical: 寸 (#41)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

寺

This word has been viewed 6175 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 19th Sep 2013 15:01

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清真寺 cing1 zan1 zi6*2 qing1 zhen1 si4 = mosque

少林寺 siu3 lam4 zi6*2 shao4 lin2 si4 = Shaolin Temple

寺廟 zi6 miu6*2 si4 miao4 = temple; a building for religious ceremonies or worship

寺院 zi6 jyun6*2 si4 yuan4 = monastery

佛寺 fat6 zi6*2 fo2 si4 = a Buddhist temple

和尚寺 wo4 soeng6*2 zi6*2 = monastery for monks; boys school

寶蓮寺 bo2 lin4 zi6*2 bao3 lian2 si4 = Polin Monastery

寒山寺 hon4 saan1 zi6 = a Buddhist monastery

甘丹寺 gam1 daan1 zi6*2 gan1 dan1 si4 = Ganden (monastery near Lhasa, Tibet)

拉卜楞寺 laai1 buk1 ling4 zi6*2 la1 bu3 leng4 si4 = Labrang (Tibetan monastery in Amdo prov. of Tibet, pres. Gansu)
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Decimal representation of this word: 寺
Unicode code for this character: U+5bfa (off-site link)

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