Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

monk

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “seng” becomes a different word in each tone. 僧 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 僧人sēng rénmonk
  • 高僧gāo sēnga senior monk
  • 僧院sēng yuànabbey; Buddhist monastery; vihara
  • 僧尼sēng ní(Buddhist) monks and nuns
  • 圣僧shèng sēngsenior monk

Example Sentence

这座寺庙里住着几位修行的僧人。Zhè zuò sì miào lǐ zhù zhe jǐ wèi xiū xíng de sēng rén.A few practicing monks live in this temple.

Zhèthiszuòseat寺庙sì miàotempleinsidezhùto livezhe(ongoing action)small tablewèipositionxiūto decoratexíng(bound form) to walkdeof僧人sēng rénmonk