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僧 - sēng

Buddhist priest, monk; san of Sanskrit sangha

Buddhist priest, monk; san of Sanskrit sangha

How to read 僧

Click 僧 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinsēng
EnglishBuddhist priest, monk; san of Sanskrit sangha
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

僧人 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 僧伽. Please read 僧侣 one more time.

Common words with this character

monk
sangha; the monastic community; monk
monk
Buddhist monks and secular people

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 僧 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 僧人 and 僧伽 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 僧.