叠罗汉

疊羅漢
diéluóhàn
noun #23,959

Meanings

  1. 1 human pyramid
  2. 2 acrobatic stacking of people

Examples

Yùndònghuì shàng tóngxuémen diéluóhàn, chǎngmiàn zhuàngguān.
Students formed a human pyramid at the sports meet; the sight was spectacular.
Diéluóhàn shì Zhōngguó chuántǒng zájì biǎoyǎn zhōng de jīngdiǎn jiémù.
The human pyramid is a classic act in Chinese traditional acrobatic performances.

Tips

culture
叠罗汉 is a staple of Chinese acrobatics (杂技), where performers stack on top of each other. The name comes from 罗汉 (Arhat), Buddhist disciples often depicted in various dynamic poses in temple sculptures.

Stroke Order

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luó
hàn