Chinese Word: 僧 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

僧

Pinyin: sēng

English Definition: monk; Sangha, the Buddhist monastic order

Chinese Definition:
①佛教指出家修行的人，梵语“僧伽”的简称：僧侣。僧尼。僧人。僧众。僧俗。高僧。
②尼俗。

Antonyms: 俗

Total strokes: 14; Radical: 人

Pictophonetic:曾 indicates the sound; 亻 (person) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 亻 [ rén ] man, person; people
- 曾 [ céng ] already, formerly, once; the past

Similar Characters: 増增赠憎

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僧人	sēng rén	monk
高僧	gāo sēng	a senior monk
僧尼	sēng ní	(Buddhist) monks and nuns
僧俗	sēng sú	laymen; laity
僧多粥少	sēng duō zhōu shǎo	lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom); fig. not enough to go around; demand exceeds supply

1		tā 他 xuē fà 削发 wèi 为 sēng 僧。 He shaved his head and became a monk.
2		wǒ xiàng xìn 我相信， sēng 僧 hǎi bào 海豹 wù zhǒng 物种 yǒu 有 wēi xiǎn 危险 …… 'The monk seal species, I believe, is endangered . . .
3		wǒ 我 xiào 笑 duì 对 lǎo 老 sēng 僧 shuō 说， lǎo yā 老鸦 jiào 叫 kǒng 恐 yǒu 有 bù 不 jí 吉。 I said to the old monk with smile that I am afraid the crow' s cry may be ominous for us.
4		tā 她 lì mǎ 立马 qù 去 dào 到 sēng 僧 liáo 寮， qiāng 将 tā 它 shāo 烧 wèi 为 bái de 白地。 She at once went to the hut of the monk and burned it down.
5		kě jiàn 可见 dāng shí 当时 gè 各 sì 寺 sēng 僧 ài xī 爱惜 liáng shi 粮食 zhī 之 měi dé 美德。 It is obvious that the monks cherish the virtues of food.

1		tā 他 xuē fà 削发 wèi 为 sēng 僧。 He shaved his head and became a monk.
2		wǒ xiàng xìn 我相信， sēng 僧 hǎi bào 海豹 wù zhǒng 物种 yǒu 有 wēi xiǎn 危险 …… 'The monk seal species, I believe, is endangered . . .
3		wǒ 我 xiào 笑 duì 对 lǎo 老 sēng 僧 shuō 说， lǎo yā 老鸦 jiào 叫 kǒng 恐 yǒu 有 bù 不 jí 吉。 I said to the old monk with smile that I am afraid the crow' s cry may be ominous for us.
4		tā 她 lì mǎ 立马 qù 去 dào 到 sēng 僧 liáo 寮， qiāng 将 tā 它 shāo 烧 wèi 为 bái de 白地。 She at once went to the hut of the monk and burned it down.
5		kě jiàn 可见 dāng shí 当时 gè 各 sì 寺 sēng 僧 ài xī 爱惜 liáng shi 粮食 zhī 之 měi dé 美德。 It is obvious that the monks cherish the virtues of food.