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盦

Character · Noun

same as '庵' (hut)

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

hut; thatched cottage (literary variant of 庵)

archaic

A variant character used in classical literature to mean a small, simple dwelling or a Buddhist nunnery. Extremely rare in modern usage.

Gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
 ，
 “
ān盦
 ”
yǒu有
shí时
yòng用
zuò作
 “
ān庵
 ”
de的
yì异
tǐ体
zì字
 ，
zhǐ指
cǎo草
wū屋
 。

In ancient texts, '盦' is sometimes used as a variant of '庵', meaning a thatched hut.

Shān山
jiān间
yǒu有
yī一
xiǎo小
ān盦
 ，
wèi为
yǐn隐
shì士
suǒ所
jū居
 。

There is a small hut in the mountains where a hermit lives.