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庙

miào

temple

A small temple with a curved red roof on a hill
Memory picture

Character

庙 miào

Strokes
8
Radical
广 — broad, vast, wide
Made of
广 broad, vast, wide 由 cause, reason
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 这座庙不仅是宗教场所,也是当地社区维系记忆和身份的空间。 Zhè zuò miào bùjǐn shì zōngjiào chǎngsuǒ, yě shì dāngdì shèqū wéixì jìyì hé shēnfèn de kōngjiān. This temple is not only a religious site, but also a space through which the local community maintains memory and identity.
  • 山脚下有一座小庙,墙很旧,屋顶上长着草。 Shān jiǎo xià yǒu yí zuò xiǎo miào, qiáng hěn jiù, wūdǐng shàng zhǎng zhe cǎo. At the foot of the hill there is a small temple with old walls and grass growing on the roof.
  • 我们去爬山,顺便参观了山顶的古庙。 Wǒmen qù pá shān, shùnbiàn cānguān le shāndǐng de gǔmiào. We went hiking and visited the old temple on the summit along the way.

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