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少林寺 Shào lín Sì — Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks

Shào (fourth tone, falling) lín (second tone, rising) Sì (fourth tone, falling)Shao4 lin2 Si4

Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks

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Meanings

  1. Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks

    Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks

    noun

Character breakdown

  • 少
    shǎo (third tone, dipping) shào (fourth tone, falling)

    few, little; to be short of, to be missing; (shào) young

    4 strokesRadical 小