kān

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Meaning of

龛 means a niche or small shrine for enshrining deities or Buddha statues. Pronounced kān.

  • a niche or small shrine for enshrining deities or Buddha statues

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Definitions & Examples

miào
yǒu
jīng
měi
de
kān
 

There is an exquisite Buddha shrine in the temple.

xiān
pái
wèi
gòng
fèng
zài
shén
kān
 

He enshrines the ancestral tablets in the shrine.

Qiáng
shàng
záo
le
xiǎo
kān
 
fàng
zhe
Guān
yīn
xiàng
 

A small niche was carved into the wall, holding a statue of Guanyin.

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