寺 - sì - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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6 strokes
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寺

sì

Definition

temple
monastery
house of god
government office (old)

Character Decomposition

Compounds (16)

等

děng

to wait; etc; and so on; class; grade; rank; equal (to)

特

tè

special; unique; distinguished; especially; unusual; very

to stay

to wait; to treat; to deal with; to need; going to (do sth); about to; intending to

poem; poetry; verse

poetry; poem; verse; the Book of Songs (abbr eviation for Shijing 诗经); Shijing

持

chí

to hold; to grasp; to keep; to support; to maintain; to persevere; to manage; to run (i.e. administer); to control

侍

shì

to serve; to attend upon

piles; hemorrhoid

to rely on; mother (formal)

peak; to store

to prepare

ancient sacrifice

to squat; to stop

a kind of rat

place name

Related words (5)

寺庙

sì miào

temple; monastery; shrine

寺院

sì yuàn

cloister; temple; monastery

冏寺

jiǒng sì

same as 太仆寺, Court of imperial stud, office originally charged with horse breeding

大寺院

dà sì yuàn

abbey; large monastery

清真寺

qīng zhēn sì

mosque

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