shén
kān

common
noun

Meaning of 神龛

神龛 means a small shrine or niche for housing statues of deities or ancestral tablets. Pronounced shén kān.

  • a small shrine or niche for housing statues of deities or ancestral tablets

Definitions & Examples

Shén
kān
gòng
fèng
zhe
Guān
Yīn
xiàng
 

A statue of Guanyin is enshrined in the niche.

men
zài
qiáng
shàng
záo
le
shén
kān
lái
fàng
zhì
zōng
pái
wèi
 

They carved out a niche in the wall to place the ancestral tablets.

Měi
féng
chū
shí
 
dōu
huì
zài
shén
kān
qián
shàng
xiāng
bài
 

On the first and fifteenth of every lunar month, she burns incense and pays respects before the family shrine.

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