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Mandarin · pinyin shā mén

monk (Sanskrit: Sramana, originally refers to north India)
Buddhist monk

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沙: shā · sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
門: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
门: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening

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1–2 · sha1 men2

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noun · Etymology 1

(Buddhism) ascetic monk

name · Etymology 2

(historical or archaic) former name of 長山 /长山 (Chángshān), Changshan (an archipelago between the Shandong Peninsula and the Liaodong Peninsula in Liaoning, China)

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