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释迦牟尼
釋迦牟尼
Shìjiāmóuní
1. Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism
2. Sakyamuni Buddha (Sanskrit: sage of the Sakya)
Noun

Character Breakdown

释
shì
to explain, to interpret; to release
HSK 4 12 丶
迦
jiā
used in transliterations
8 丶
牟
móu
to profit, to usurp; moo
6 丶
尼
ní
Buddhist nun; used in transliterations
5 丶

Compound Words (1)

释迦牟尼佛
Shìjiāmóunífó
Sakyamuni Buddha (Sanskrit: sage of the Sakya)

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Chinese