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僧
sēng
Buddhist priest, monk
🔤 Pictophonetic:
亻 (person) provides meaning, 曾 provides pronunciation
Words Using 僧 (21)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
僧
sēng
monk / Sangha, the Buddhist monastic order
僧
sēng
monk / Sangha, the Buddhist monastic order
僧人
sēngrén
monk
僧人
sēngrén
monk
僧俗
sēngsú
laymen / laity
僧俗
sēngsú
laymen / laity
僧侣
sēnglǚ
monk
僧侣
sēnglǚ
monk
僧多粥少
sēngduōzhōushǎo
lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom) / fig. not enough to go around / demand exceeds supply
僧多粥少
sēngduōzhōushǎo
lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom) / fig. not enough to go around / demand exceeds supply
僧加罗语
Sēngjiāluóyǔ
Sinhalese (language)
僧加罗语
Sēngjiāluóyǔ
Sinhalese (language)
僧伽
sēngqié
(Buddhism) sangha / the monastic community / monk
僧伽
sēngqié
(Buddhism) sangha / the monastic community / monk
僧尼
sēngní
(Buddhist) monks and nuns
僧尼
sēngní
(Buddhist) monks and nuns
僧帽猴
sēngmàohóu
capuchin monkey / genus Cebidae
僧帽猴
sēngmàohóu
capuchin monkey / genus Cebidae
佛法僧目
fófǎsēngmù
Coraciiformes, class of birds including kingfishers and hornbills
佛法僧目
fófǎsēngmù
Coraciiformes, class of birds including kingfishers and hornbills
Component Breakdown
Each color represents a different component
⿰亻曾
i
Component Tree i
céng
曾
already, formerly, once; the past
💡 Ideographic:
A rice cooker on heat 日, building up steam 丷 and letting it off
12 strokes
HSK 5
unknown
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Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
6 strokes
yī
一
one; a, an; alone
💡 Ideographic:
Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1
1 strokes
HSK 1