僧
Meanings
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- 1.(bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽[sēng qié])
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Wiktionary
- 1.monk; bonze
- 2.sangha
- 3.priest
- 4.a surname
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *sɯːŋ): semantic 亻 (“person”) + phonetic 曾 (OC *ʔsɯːŋ, *zɯːŋ) – a kind of person (a Buddhist monk). Clipping of 僧伽 (MC song gja, “sangha; community of monks, nuns, novices and laity”); see there for more.
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Components
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Example sentences
汤姆(Tom)决定出家为僧。
Tom decided to become a monk.
汤姆(Tom)决定出家为僧。
Tom has decided to become a monk.
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Derived terms
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