释迦

釋迦

Shìjiā

noun

Meanings

1 Shakya (the clan of the Buddha)
2 Shakyamuni Buddha
3 sugar apple; custard apple (Annona squamosa)

Characters

explain; release (here transliterating Sanskrit Shak-)

(transliteration character, used in Buddhist terms)

Examples

HSK 7-9

释迦牟尼是佛教的创始人。

Shìjiāmóuní shì Fójiào de chuàngshǐrén.

Shakyamuni is the founder of Buddhism.

HSK 7-9

台湾盛产释迦。

Táiwān shèngchǎn shìjiā.

Taiwan produces an abundance of sugar apples.

Tips

history

释迦 transliterates Sanskrit "Shakya," the clan name of Siddhartha Gautama - hence 释迦牟尼 (Shakyamuni, "sage of the Shakyas"). The fruit is named 释迦 because its knobbly green skin was thought to resemble the Buddha's curled hair on statues.

Stroke Order

释 shì

迦 jiā