贝叶棕 bèi yè zōng

palmyra palm used for Buddhist scriptures

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. pattra palm tree (Corypha umbraculifera), whose leaves were used as paper substitute for Buddhist sutras

Characters

Character Meaning
贝 bèi HSK 5
cowrie; shellfish; currency (archaic)
叶 yè HSK 4
leaf; surname Ye; page
棕 zōng HSK 6
variant of 棕zōng; palm; brown