庙

廟
miào
#1,886 most
frequent character
temple
noun
Measure words:座 zuò

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

庙 has 广, a building, as its picture part. 由 is now empty, but it was originally 苗 miáo, the sound part. It first meant a building for sacrifices to ancestors, then grew to ancestral shrine, temple, and temple fair.

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Example Sentences

我们去庙里拜佛吧。
wǒmen qù miàolǐ bàifó bā 。
Let's go to the temple to worship Buddha.
这座庙非常古老。
zhè zuò miào fēicháng gǔlǎo 。
This temple is very old.
庙会是中国的传统节日。
miào huì shì zhōngguó de chuántǒng jiérì 。
The temple fair is a traditional Chinese festival.

Words with similar meanings

寺庙sìmiào
monastery
寺庙 is a more formal term often used for temples that are focused on religious functions, while 庙 may refer to any temple, including smaller ones.

Homophones

妙miào
wonderful, clever, excellent, fine

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