孔庙

孔廟
Kǒngmiào
proper noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 Confucian temple, a temple honouring Confucius
  2. 2 the Temple of Confucius in Qufu, Shandong

Examples

HSK 3
Hěnduō chéngshì dōu yǒu Kǒngmiào.
Many cities have a temple of Confucius.
HSK 7-9
Qūfù de Kǒngmiào shì zài Kǒngzǐ gùjū de jīchǔ shàng xiūjiàn de.
The Temple of Confucius in Qufu was built on the site of Confucius's own home.

Tips

culture
孔 stands for 孔子. Qufu's temple, with 孔府 (the family mansion) and 孔林 (the family cemetery), makes up the 三孔, a World Heritage Site since 1994. Such temples are also called 文庙; Nanjing's is the 夫子庙.

Stroke Order

孔 kǒng
庙 miào