尼姑

nígū

noun #23,508

Measure Word

一位尼姑 wèi

Meanings

1 Buddhist nun

Characters

Buddhist nun (from Sanskrit: bhikkhuni)

Examples

她削发为尼，在寺庙里出家做了尼姑。

Tā xuē fà wéi ní, zài sìmiào lǐ chū jiā zuò le nígū.

She shaved her head and became a Buddhist nun, taking vows at a temple.

尼姑庵里住着几位修行的尼姑。

Nígū ān lǐ zhù zhe jǐ wèi xiūxíng de nígū.

Several Buddhist nuns practising cultivation live at the nunnery.

Tips

usage

尼姑 is the informal term for a Buddhist nun. The more formal term is 比丘尼 (bǐqiūní). A nunnery is called 尼姑庵 (nígū ān) or simply 庵 (ān).

Stroke Order

尼 ní

姑 gū