an 庵

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Terms

  • an (Pinyin without tones)
  • 庵 (Traditional Chinese)
  • 庵 (Simplified Chinese)
  • ān (Pinyin)
  • an (Wade-Giles)

Gloss

    literally: a cottage or hut; in a religious context a hermitage, sanctuary; often a convent (Kroll 2015, 2; Guo 2002, 16; Hanyu dacidian (online edition))1

    草屋；宗教建築中指寺院，多爲尼姑所居。（漢語大詞典）

    


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  • 1 KROLL. 2015. A Student's Dictionary of Classical and Medieval Chinese, 2.Link to Zotero Bibliographic Record; GUO. 2002. A Visual Dictionary of Chinese Architecture, 16.Link to Zotero Bibliographic Record

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CMW S21, “ 庵 an” in Architectura Sinica last modified June 1, 2021, https://architecturasinica.org/keyword/k000031.

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CMW S21, “ 庵 an.” In Architectura Sinica, edited by Tracy Miller. Entry published March 21, 2018. https://architecturasinica.org/keyword/k000031.

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Entry Title: 庵 an

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