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zi6 zi6*2
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[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. |
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This word has been viewed 7557 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 = mosque
少林寺
siu3 lam4 zi6*2 = Shaolin Temple
寺廟
zi6 miu6*2 = temple; a building for religious ceremonies or worship
寺院
zi6 jyun6*2 = monastery
佛寺
fat6 zi6*2 = a Buddhist temple
和尚寺
wo4 soeng6*2 zi6*2 = monastery for monks; boys school
寶蓮寺
bo2 lin4 zi6*2 = Polin Monastery
寒山寺
hon4 saan1 zi6 = a Buddhist monastery
甘丹寺
gam1 daan1 zi6*2 = Ganden (monastery near Lhasa, Tibet)
拉卜楞寺
laai1 buk1 ling4 zi6*2 = Labrang (Tibetan monastery in Amdo prov. of Tibet, pres. Gansu)See all 20 compounds |
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Decimal representation of this word: 寺
Unicode code for this character: U+5bfa (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 寺
Unicode code for this character: U+5bfa (off-site link)
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