stone carving; stone inscription
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stone carving; stone inscription; carved stone tablet or wall
Refers both to the physical stone object (steles, cliff walls) and the carved inscriptions or artwork on them. Often used in archaeological, art historical, and cultural heritage contexts.
Lóng龙
mén门
shí石
kū窟
de的
shí石
kè刻
yì艺
shù术
jǔ举
shì世
wén闻
míng名
。
The stone carving art of the Longmen Grottoes is world-famous.
Zhè这
kuài块
shí石
kè刻
shàng上
de的
wén文
zì字
yǐ已
jīng经
fēng风
huà化
le了
。
The inscriptions on this stone tablet have already weathered away.
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Bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
shōu收
cáng藏
le了
dà大
liàng量
Hàn汉
dài代
de的
shí石
kè刻
tà拓
piàn片
。
The museum has collected a large number of Han Dynasty stone rubbing copies.
Mó摩
yá崖
shí石
kè刻
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
gǔ古
dài代
zhòng重
yào要
de的
wén文
huà化
yí遗
chǎn产
。
Cliff inscriptions are an important part of China's ancient cultural heritage.