僧伽 sēng qié

DEFINITIONS

  1. (Buddhism) sangha
  2. the monastic community
  3. monk

CHARACTERS

僧 sēng Buddhist priest, monk; san of Sanskrit sangha
伽 qié transcription of sanskrit 'gha' in buddhist texts ('samgha', etc.); (nursing; attending; entertainer) (Jap.); temple; in Chinese this character is not used alone