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僧

僧 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “buddhist priest”. It is built from 亻 (person) and 曾 (already).

Keyword
buddhist priest
Pinyin (Mandarin)
sēng
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
buddhist priest, monk, буддийский священник, монах, monk
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
僧 buddhist priest

Decomposition

ids

  1. 亻 person
  2. radical number 9
  3. 曾 already

How to find 僧 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “person” + “already”. 僧 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 僧 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.