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石窟
shíkū
1. rock cave
2. grotto
3. cliff caves (often with Buddhist statues)
Common • Top 24%

Character Breakdown

石
shí
stone, rock, mineral
HSK 5 5 丶
窟
kū
hole, cave; cellar; underground
13 丶

Compound Words (5)

四大石窟
sìdàshíkū
Four great caves, namely: Longmen grottoes [[龍門石窟|龙门石窟<Lóngménshíkū>]] at Luoyang, Henan, Yungang caves [[雲岡石窟|云冈石窟<Yúngāngshíkū>]] at Datong, Shanxi, Mogao caves [[莫高窟<Mògāokū>]] at Dunhuang, Gansu, and Mt Maiji caves [[麥積山石窟|麦积山石窟<Màijīshānshíkū>]] at Tianshui, Gansu
敦煌石窟
Dūnhuángshíkū
Dunhuang caves in Gansu
云冈石窟
Yúngāngshíkū
Yungang caves at Datong [[大同]], Shanxi [[山西]]
龙门石窟
Lóngménshíkū
Longmen grottoes at Luoyang [[洛陽|洛阳<Luòyáng>]], Henan
麦积山石窟
Màijīshānshíkū
Mt Maiji caves at Tianshui [[天水]], Gansu

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