廟
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miào · temple, shrine

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15Total strokes

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Upper-left enclosureCharacter structure

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Example sentences

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Jīng dōu yǐ gǔ miào yǒu míng.京都以古廟有名。

Kyoto is famous for its old temples.

Source: Tatoeba #797142 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè zuò sì miào shì hé shí jiàn de ne?這座寺廟是何時建的呢?

When was this temple built?

Source: Tatoeba #10602054 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè lǐ yǐ qián shì zuò jiù miào.這裡以前是座舊廟。

There used to be an old temple here.

Source: Tatoeba #6080266 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Miào yǔ de huǐ huài yǒu yí bùfen yào guī yīn wū suān yǔ.廟宇的毀壞有一部分要歸因於酸雨。

The decay of the shrine is due, in part, to acid rain.

Source: Tatoeba #4262184 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ràng wǒ mén míng tiān cān guān yì xiē sì miào.讓我們明天參觀一些寺廟。

Let's visit some temples tomorrow.

Source: Tatoeba #834702 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā jì huà zhōu mò qù xīn zhú xiǎo lǚ xíng, shùn biàn guàng chéng huáng miào yè shì.他計畫週末去新竹小旅行,順便逛城隍廟夜市。

He plans to take a short trip to Hsinchu this weekend and visit the Chenghuang Temple Night Market along the way.

Source: Tatoeba #13537651 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 廟 in context

  1. Say miào, then recall the core meaning: temple, shrine.
  2. Write all 15 strokes while keeping the upper-left enclosure balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 廟 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.