须弥山 xū mí shān

Mount Meru, sacred mountain in Buddhism

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. Mt Meru or Sumeru, sacred mountain in Buddhist and Jain tradition
  2. 2. Mt Xumi in Guyuan 固原gù yuán, Ningxia, with many Buddhist cave statues

Characters

Character Meaning
须 xū HSK 3
must; to have to; beard
弥 mí HSK 6
completely; more; to fill
山 shān HSK 3
mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain