chà

Buddhist monastery, temple or shrine (abbr. for 剎多羅|刹多罗[cha4 duo1 luo2], Sanskrit "ksetra")

sound (杀) + blade (刂) = Sanskrit shrine

刹 is a transliteration of the Sanskrit word 'ksetra,' meaning field or realm — here a sacred Buddhist domain. 刀 (knife/blade) lends no doctrinal meaning; 杀 simply carries the sound chà.

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这座古已有一千年的历史。

zhè zuò gǔ chà yǐ yǒu yī qiān nián de lì shǐ。

this ancient temple already has a thousand years of history.

山中那座名每天都有很多人去拜佛。

shān zhōng nà zuò míng chà měi tiān dōu yǒu hěn duō rén qù bài fó。

that famous monastery in the mountains has many people going to worship the Buddha every day.

Words with 刹

一刹那

yī chà nà

a moment

什刹海

shí chà hǎi

Shichahai, scenic area of northwest Beijing with three lakes

刹不住

shā bu zhù

unable to brake (stop)

刹住

shā zhù

to stop

刹停

shā tíng

to brake to a halt

刹把

shā bǎ

brake lever

刹时

chà shí

in a flash

刹车

shā chē

to brake (when driving)

刹车灯

shā chē dēng

brake light

刹那

chà nà

an instant (Sanskrit: ksana); split second; the twinkling of an eye

古刹

gǔ chà

old Buddhist temple

塔刹

tǎ chà

Buddhist ornamentation decorating the upper story of a pagoda

More characters with 杀