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释迦
釋迦
shìjiā
1. Sakya (name of a north Indian tribe)
2. abbr. for [[釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼]] Sakyamuni Buddha
3. sugar apple

Character Breakdown

释
shì
to explain, to interpret; to release
HSK 4 12 丶
迦
jiā
used in transliterations
8 丶

Compound Words (3)

释迦佛
shìjiāfó
Sakyamuni Buddha (Sanskrit: sage of the Sakya)
释迦牟尼
Shìjiāmóuní
Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism
释迦牟尼佛
Shìjiāmóunífó
Sakyamuni Buddha (Sanskrit: sage of the Sakya)

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