Character

庙

miào HSK 7

庙 miào HSK 7

1. ancestral shrine (where ancestral tablets are enshrined)
2. temple or shrine dedicated to deities, buddhas, or historical figures
3. imperial court (old usage, e.g. "庙堂"); also used figuratively for an organization or place (e.g. "跑得了和尚跑不了庙")
4. posthumous temple name of an emperor (庙号)
5. temple fair; a market held at or near a temple (庙会)
6. a surname

Words using 庙 as miào (2)

1 寺庙 sì miào — temple HSK 7
- 寺 Buddhist temple, monastery
- 庙 temple, shrine (general religious building)
Example

山上的寺庙非常安静。

shān shàng de sì miào fēi cháng ān jìng

The temple on the mountain is very quiet.
2 庙会 miào huì — temple fair HSK 7
- 庙 temple (the location/venue)
- 会 fair/gathering (the event)
Example

春节期间，我们去逛了庙会。

Chūn jié qī jiān wǒ men qù guàng le miào huì

During the Spring Festival, we went to visit the temple fair.

Structure & writing

庙 miào — ancestral shrine (where ancestral tablets are enshrined)

庙 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 广 guǎng — wide; broad (opposite of 狭)

广 is a component in 31 characters

HSK 1

床 chuáng bed (furniture for sleeping) 店 diàn shop; store

HSK 3

应 yìng to reply; to answer 康 kāng healthy 矿 kuàng mineral resources

HSK 4

庆 qìng to congratulate; to celebrate 序 xù order; sequence 底 dǐ the bottom part (～子, ～儿) 度 dù instrument or unit for measuring length 座 zuò seat; honorific term for a high-ranking official in former times

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庭 tíng hall; main room of a house 麻 má herbaceous plant of the hemp family (e.g. cannabis, ramie, abutilon, flax); stem-bark fiber used to make rope and cloth

HSK 5

席 xí mat woven from reed, bamboo, or grass strips, used to cover a bed, floor, or build a shelter 库 kù storehouse; warehouse; storage facility 府 fǔ government office; organ of state power 扩 kuò to expand, enlarge; to increase in scope, scale, or quantity 腐 fǔ to rot; to decay

HSK 6

庄 zhuāng village; rural settlement 庞 páng large (in size or quantity) 廊 láng covered corridor or passageway under eaves

HSK 7

唐 táng boastful; exaggerated (in speech) 庇 bì to shelter, to shield 庙 miào ancestral shrine (where ancestral tablets are enshrined) 废 fèi to discontinue; to stop using 庸 yōng ordinary; mediocre

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廉 lián upright and honest; incorruptible 廓 kuò outer edge or contour of an object 旷 kuàng empty and vast; open and spacious 缠 chán to wind around, to wrap around 遮 zhē to block from view; to obscure 鹰 yīng hawk; eagle (a bird of prey with hooked beak, short neck, feathered legs, and sharp talons)

2 由 yóu — reason; cause

由 is a component in 12 characters

HSK 3

演 yǎn to evolve; to change gradually 邮 yóu to mail; to send by post

HSK 4

油 yóu oil (liquid fat from animals or plants, or liquid hydrocarbon mixture from minerals) 聘 pìn to hire or appoint someone to a position

HSK 5

届 jiè to arrive at (a certain time) 抽 chōu pull out (something sandwiched between objects)

HSK 6

袖 xiù sleeve (of a garment)

HSK 7

宙 zhòu all time; eternity (past and present) 庙 miào ancestral shrine (where ancestral tablets are enshrined) 笛 dí dizi (Chinese transverse bamboo flute) 轴 zhóu axle; shaft (cylindrical mechanical part around which wheels or components rotate) 迪 dí (lit.) to enlighten; to guide

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