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庙 (miào) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

庙 (miào) is a Chinese word: temple. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 庙

名 míng noun

temple

村里有一座庙。

cūn lǐ yǒu yī zuò miào

There is a temple in the village.

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Word breakdown

庙 miào — temple

Words with this character (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
1 庙 miào — ancestral shrine (where ancestral tablets are enshrined)

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

consists of

1.1 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)
1.2 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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