僧

sēng

s+ēng·1st tone

(bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽 sēng qié)

Radical: 亻 Strokes: 14

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less common

Same radical

体作信传仙修倒使代位伤假

Same radical

体作信传仙修倒使代位伤假保任伏

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Character Decomposition

僧=亻+曾

Etymology

person

Meanings

(bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽 sēng qié)

sēng

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Words with 僧 185 total

(humble) I (used by Buddhist monks)贫僧pín sēng Buddhist monks and secular people僧俗sēng sú Buddhist monks僧徒sēng tú abbey · Buddhist monastery · vihara僧院sēng yuàn

Idioms with 僧 6 total Chain

lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom) · fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else不看僧面看佛面bù kàn sēng miàn kàn fó miàn lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom) · fig. not enough to go around · demand exceeds supply僧多粥少sēng duō zhōu shǎo