Chinese Word: 龛 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

龛 (Trad.: 龕)

Pinyin: kān

English Definition: niche; shrine

Chinese Definition:
①供奉佛像、神位等的小阁子：佛龛。神龛。
②古同“戡”，平定。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 龍

Pictophonetic:合 indicates the sound; 龙 (dragon) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 合 [ hé ] to combine, to join, to unite; to gather
- 龙 [ lóng ] dragon; symbol of the emperor

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神龛	shén kān	shrine; niche; household shrine
佛龛	fó kān	niche for statue (esp. Buddhist, Christian etc)
壁龛	bì kān	niche (in a wall)
龛影	kān yǐng	niche as shown in an X-Ray (medicine)
龙龛手镜	lóng kān shǒu jìng	see 龙龛手鉴

1		nǐ 你 kàn 看 zhè 这 shì 是 suí dài 隋代 de 的 tǎ 塔 kān 龛。 This is a stupa niche from the Sui Dynasty.
2		shén me 什么 ya 呀？ zhè 这 shì 是 tǎ 塔 kān 龛， gāo sēng men 高僧们 de 的 mù dì 墓地。 What? They are stupa niches, the tombs of accomplished monks.
3		nǐ 你 zài 再 kàn 看 nà ge 那个， nà 那 shì 是 táng dài 唐代 de 的 tǎ 塔 kān 龛。 This is a stupa niche from the Sui Dynasty.
4		shì hé yú 适合于 zhū bǎo guì 珠宝柜、 zhǎn shì guì 展示柜、 kān 龛 hé 盒、 jí 及 chú guì 橱柜 zhào míng 照明。 Applicable for jewelry cabinets, display cabinets, niches box, and cabinet lighting.
5		zhè lǐ 这里 de 的 gāo sēng 高僧 qù shì 去世 hòu 后， gǔ huī 骨灰 jiù 就 fàng zài 放在 zhè xiē 这些 tǎ 塔 kān 龛 lǐ 里。 After the accomplished monks passed away, their ashes would be stored in the stupa niches.

1		nǐ 你 kàn 看 zhè 这 shì 是 suí dài 隋代 de 的 tǎ 塔 kān 龛。 This is a stupa niche from the Sui Dynasty.
2		shén me 什么 ya 呀？ zhè 这 shì 是 tǎ 塔 kān 龛， gāo sēng men 高僧们 de 的 mù dì 墓地。 What? They are stupa niches, the tombs of accomplished monks.
3		nǐ 你 zài 再 kàn 看 nà ge 那个， nà 那 shì 是 táng dài 唐代 de 的 tǎ 塔 kān 龛。 This is a stupa niche from the Sui Dynasty.
4		shì hé yú 适合于 zhū bǎo guì 珠宝柜、 zhǎn shì guì 展示柜、 kān 龛 hé 盒、 jí 及 chú guì 橱柜 zhào míng 照明。 Applicable for jewelry cabinets, display cabinets, niches box, and cabinet lighting.
5		zhè lǐ 这里 de 的 gāo sēng 高僧 qù shì 去世 hòu 后， gǔ huī 骨灰 jiù 就 fàng zài 放在 zhè xiē 这些 tǎ 塔 kān 龛 lǐ 里。 After the accomplished monks passed away, their ashes would be stored in the stupa niches.