Word information
Simplified袈裟
Traditional袈裟
Pinyinjiā shā
Part of speechDictionary
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed
Chinese word dictionary
袈裟
jiā shā · kasaya (robe of a Buddhist monk or nun) (loanword from Sanskrit)
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 袈裟
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
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