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剃度

tìdù
verb #53,493

Meanings

  1. 1 to take the tonsure
  2. 2 to shave one's head and become a Buddhist monk or nun
  3. 3 tonsure

Examples

他二十岁时在少林寺剃度出家。
Tā èrshí suì shí zài Shàolínsì tìdù chūjiā.
At twenty he took the tonsure and became a monk at Shaolin Temple.
剃度仪式由方丈亲自主持。
Tìdù yíshì yóu fāngzhàng qīnzì zhǔchí.
The tonsure ceremony was personally presided over by the abbot.

Tips

culture
剃 (tì — 'shave') + 度 (dù — 'cross over, deliver from suffering'): the shaved head marks the moment a layperson is 'ferried across' to monastic life. Often paired with 出家 ('leave the household').

Stroke Order

剃 tì
度 dù