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寺

sì

temple

An old temple with a curved roof stands among mountains
Memory picture

Character

寺 sì

Strokes
6
Radical
寸 — inch
Made of
土 soil, earth 寸 inch
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 这座古寺曾在战乱中被焚毁,后来依据碑文和旧照片重建。 Zhè zuò gǔ sì céng zài zhànluàn zhōng bèi fénhuǐ, hòulái yījù bēiwén hé jiù zhàopiàn chóngjiàn. This ancient temple was once burned down during wartime and was later rebuilt based on inscriptions and old photographs.
  • 山顶上有一座寺,每天早上都传来钟声。 Shāndǐng shàng yǒu yī zuò sì, měitiān zǎoshang dōu chuánlái zhōngshēng. There is a temple on the mountain top; every morning the sound of a bell comes from it.
  • 这条路一直往山上走,尽头就是那座寺。 Zhè tiáo lù yīzhí wǎng shān shàng zǒu, jìntóu jiù shì nà zuò sì. This road keeps going up the mountain; at its end stands that temple.

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