Buddha, bodhisattva; used in transliteration

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Example Sentences

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1
shàn
cháng
yǎn
zòu

He is good at playing the saxophone.

2
shì
西
zàng
de
shǒu

Lhasa is the capital of Tibet.

3
bǎo
yòu
zhòng
shēng
píng
ān

Bodhisattva blesses all living beings with peace.

4
zhè
shì

This is a Bodhisattva.

5
nǎi
nǎi
měi
tiān
bài
qiú
jiā
rén
píng
ān

Grandma worships the Bodhisattva every day, praying for her family's safety.

6
xīn
shàn
liáng
jīng
cháng
bāng
zhù
bié
rén
jiā
dōu
shuō
xiàng
yàng
bēi

She is kind-hearted and often helps others, so everyone says she is as compassionate as a Bodhisattva.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes11
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#2817
Zhuyinㄙㄚˋ
Components
UnicodeU+8428
CangjieTNLM
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