miào庙（廟）
庙（廟）
HSK 7-9
common
noun
Meaning of 庙
庙 means ancestral hall; shrine for clan ancestors; temple; shrine (for deities or historical figures). Pronounced miào. HSK 7-9.
- ancestral hall; shrine for clan ancestors
- temple; shrine (for deities or historical figures)
- imperial court; the royal court
Character Info
Radical广
Strokes8
Components
广
朝
Stroke Order
庙
Definitions & Examples
Měi每
nián年
qīng清
míng明
，
tā他
men们
dōu都
huì会
qù去
zōng宗
miào庙
jì祭
zǔ祖
。
Every year during Qingming Festival, they go to the ancestral temple to worship their ancestors.
Zhè这
ge个
cūn村
zi子
zhì至
jīn今
hái还
bǎo保
liú留
zhe着
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
jiā家
miào庙
。
This village still preserves an ancient family shrine.
Jiā家
miào庙
lǐ里
gòng供
fèng奉
zhe着
jiā家
zú族
lì历
dài代
xiān先
rén人
de的
pái牌
wèi位
。
The family shrine houses the memorial tablets of ancestors from generations past.
Chóng重
jiàn建
zōng宗
miào庙
shì是
jiā家
zú族
de的
yī一
jiàn件
dà大
shì事
。
Rebuilding the ancestral temple is a major event for the clan.
Guò过
qù去
de的
dà大
jiā家
zú族
dōu都
yǒu有
zì自
jǐ己
de的
jiā家
miào庙
。
In the past, major clans all had their own family temples.
Measure Words
座/ zuò
Primary
间/ jiān
所/ suǒ