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僧
sēng
Buddhist priest, monk
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⿰亻曾
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céng
曾
already, formerly, once; the past
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A rice cooker on heat 日, building up steam 丷 and letting it off
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HSK 5
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Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
6 strokes
yī
一
one; a, an; alone
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Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1
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HSK 1
Words Using 僧 (21)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
僧
↗
sēng
monk / Sangha, the Buddhist monastic order
sēng
僧
↗
monk / Sangha, the Buddhist monastic order
僧人
↗
sēngrén
monk
sēngrén
僧人
↗
monk
僧侣
↗
sēnglǚ
monk
sēnglǚ
僧侣
↗
monk
僧俗
↗
sēngsú
laymen / laity
sēngsú
僧俗
↗
laymen / laity
僧加罗语
↗
Sēngjiāluóyǔ
Sinhalese (language)
Sēngjiāluóyǔ
僧加罗语
↗
Sinhalese (language)
僧多粥少
↗
sēngduōzhōushǎo
lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom) / fig. not enough to go around / demand exceeds supply
sēngduōzhōushǎo
僧多粥少
↗
lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom) / fig. not enough to go around / demand exceeds supply
僧尼
↗
sēngní
(Buddhist) monks and nuns
sēngní
僧尼
↗
(Buddhist) monks and nuns
僧帽猴
↗
sēngmàohóu
capuchin monkey / genus Cebidae
sēngmàohóu
僧帽猴
↗
capuchin monkey / genus Cebidae
僧帽瓣
↗
sēngmàobàn
see [[二尖瓣<èrjiānbàn>]]
sēngmàobàn
僧帽瓣
↗
see [[二尖瓣<èrjiānbàn>]]
僧院
↗
sēngyuàn
abbey / Buddhist monastery / vihara
sēngyuàn
僧院
↗
abbey / Buddhist monastery / vihara