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廟
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庙
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temple

HSK 10
Society →Religion
miào
ビョウ、ミョウ
たまや、みたまや、やしろ
묘
Phonosemantic compound. 广 represents the meaning and 朝 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (廟)
广 roof+ 朝 dynasty =
廟 temple
广 Meaning component
yǎn roof
"house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc
朝 Phonetic component
cháo dynasty
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Simplified (庙)
广 roof+ 由 wherefore =
庙 temple
广 Meaning component
yǎn roof
"house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc
由 Simplified component
yóu wherefore
cause, reason
Shorthand for the 朝 component in the traditional character 廟.
Notes
Similar Characters
厅 room (simp)厨 closet (simp)庀 to prepare庄 farmstead (simp)庇 shield庋 a cupboard or序 preface庐 hut (simp)庑 luxuriant (simp)库 armory (simp)底 bottom庖 cooking店 store庙 imperial (simp)府 government office庞 big (simp)废 abrogate (simp)庠 village school庥 shelter座 seat
Historical Evolution
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Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
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Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
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Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
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Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
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Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
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Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
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Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
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Late Warring States (~250 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
庙
Regular
Modern
Chinese
庙 / 廟 [miào]
temple; ancestral shrine; CL:座[zuò]; temple fair; great imperial hall; imperial
Japanese
廟 びょう 同音

noun

  1. mausoleum
  2. shrine
  3. the (imperial) court
霊屋 、 魂屋 、 廟 たまや 同音
noun mausoleum; (temporary) resting place of a corpse
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (32)
寺庙 [sì​miào] #13,381
temple
神庙 [shén​miào] #14,933
temple (nonspecific)
庙会 [miào​huì] #28,644
temple fair
庙宇 [miào​yǔ] #26,073
temple
宗庙 [zōng​miào] #27,786
temple
孔庙 [Kǒng​miào] #34,089
Confucian temple
庙堂 [miào​táng] #37,871
imperial ancestral temple
庙号 [miào​hào] #51,534
temple name of a deceased Chinese emperor
圣庙 [shèng​miào] #56,166
shrine to a sage (esp. Confucius)
祠庙 [cí​miào] #58,369
ancestral hall
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JAPANESE WORDS (14)
霊廟 [れいびょう] #44,236
mausoleum
廟堂 [びょうどう] #88,905
mausoleum
聖廟 [せいびょう] #92,964
Confucian temple
宗廟 [そうびょう] #119,021
ancestral shrine (temple)
御廟 [ごびょう] #135,066
mausoleum
廟議 [びょうぎ] #141,149
court council
霊屋 [たまや] #147,350
mausoleum
祖廟 [そびょう] #151,635
mausoleum containing the remains of one's ancestors
古廟 [こびょう] #158,805
old shrine
帝廟 [ていびょう] #175,389
imperial mausoleum
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KOREAN WORDS (1)
종묘
Jongmyo Shrine