南无

南無
nāmó
interjection

Meanings

  1. 1 namo
  2. 2 homage to
  3. 3 I take refuge in

Examples

HSK 7-9
她跪在佛像前,轻声念着“南无观世音菩萨”。
Tā guì zài fóxiàng qián, qīngshēng niàn zhe " nāmó Guānshìyīn Púsà ".
She knelt before the statue, softly chanting 'Namo Guanyin Bodhisattva'.
HSK 7-9
寺里的僧人齐声念诵“南无释迦牟尼佛”。
Sì lǐ de sēngrén qíshēng niànsòng " nāmó Shìjiāmóuní Fó ".
The monks of the temple chanted together, 'Namo Shakyamuni Buddha'.

Tips

mistakes
Read it nāmó, never nánwú: the two characters only spell the sound of Sanskrit namo, 'homage, I take refuge'. The chant heard most often is 南无阿弥陀佛.

Stroke Order

南 nán
无 wú