石窟

shíkū
noun #67,044

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 grotto; cave temple (often with Buddhist carvings)
  2. 2 rock cave

Examples

Dūnhuáng shíkū shì shìjiè wénhuà yíchǎn.
The Dunhuang Grottoes are a World Heritage Site.
Lóngmén shíkū lǐ yǒu chéngqiān shàngwàn zūn fóxiàng.
The Longmen Grottoes contain tens of thousands of Buddha statues.

Tips

culture
China's four great Buddhist grotto complexes are 莫高窟 (Mogao/Dunhuang), 云冈石窟 (Yungang), 龙门石窟 (Longmen), and 石窟 (Maijishan). Carved from the 4th–14th centuries, they preserve sculpture, murals, and manuscripts from the Silk Road era.

Stroke Order

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