刹 (chà) - Buddhist temple or monastery & also used in the word for 'instant' or

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chà ｜ 8 strokes ｜ radical: 刂

三姗

刹 · chà

Buddhist temple or monastery;

also used in the word for 'instant' or 'moment' (刹那);

to brake (as in 刹车).

Buddhist temple or monasteryalso used in the word for 'instant' orto brake (as in 刹车).

Usage highlights

Buddhist templeInstant/momentTo brakeTemple gateTemple bellBrake pedal

Synonyms

  • 寺— temple (general term)
  • 庙— temple (often folk religious)
  • 瞬间— instant, moment

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • We visited an ancient Buddhist temple (古刹).
  • It happened in an instant (刹那).
  • He braked suddenly (刹车).
  • The monk resides in the temple (寺庙).

Collocations

  • Buddhist temple(古刹)
  • Instant/moment(刹那)
  • To brake(刹车)
  • Temple gate(刹门)
  • Temple bell(刹钟)
  • Brake pedal(刹车踏板)

Idioms

  • In the blink of an eye(刹那之间)
  • A moment of enlightenment(刹那芳华)
  • Temple in the deep mountains(深山古刹)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Originally a transliteration of the Sanskrit 'kṣaṇa', meaning an extremely short period of time.
  • In Buddhism, '刹' refers to a Buddhist temple or monastery, a place of practice.
  • The character combines '杀' (to kill, here used phonetically) and '刂' (knife radical), reflecting its phonetic borrowing nature.

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