qié

伽

Character · Noun

transliteration character; sangha

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Meanings

2 senses · 3 examples
1.

noun

phonetic character in Sanskrit transliterations; monastic community

formal

Used in Buddhist terminology transliterated from Sanskrit, most famously in 'qielan' (temple) and 'qieye' (leaves). The character 伽蓝 (qielan) refers to a Buddhist monastery.

Zhè这
zuò座
qié伽
lán蓝
yǒu有
shàng上
qiān千
nián年
de的
lì历
shǐ史
 。

This Buddhist monastery has a history of over a thousand years.

Qié伽
lán蓝
diàn殿
shì是
sì寺
miào庙
zhōng中
de的
zhòng重
yào要
jiàn建
zhù筑
 。

The Sangharama Hall is an important building in the temple.

2.

noun

phonetic component in certain words

technical

Also appears in words like '伽耶' (qieye), a type of tree.

Gǔ古
shū书
shang上
jì记
zǎi载
le了
yī一
zhǒng种
jiào叫
zuò做
qié伽
yē耶
de的
shù树
 。

Ancient texts record a type of tree called qieye.