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石窟

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shí kū

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Definitions

  1. 1. rock cave
  2. 2. grotto
  3. 3. cliff caves (often with Buddhist statues)

Words Containing 石窟

四大石窟
sì dà shí kū

the four great caves, namely: Longmen Grottoes 龍門石窟|龙门石窟[lóng mén shí kū] at Luoyang, Henan, Yungang Caves 雲岡石窟|云冈石窟[yún gāng shí kū] at Datong, Shanxi, Mogao Caves 莫高窟[mò gāo kū] at Dunhuang, Gansu, and Mt Maiji Caves 麥積山石窟|麦积山石窟[mài jī shān shí kū] at Tianshui, Gansu

麦积山石窟
mài jī shān shí kū

Mt Maiji Caves at Tianshui 天水, Gansu

敦煌石窟
dūn huáng shí kū

Dunhuang caves in Gansu

龙门石窟
lóng mén shí kū

Longmen Grottoes at Luoyang 洛陽|洛阳[luò yáng], Henan

云冈石窟
yún gāng shí kū

Yungang Caves at Datong 大同, Shanxi 山西

Child Words of 石窟

窟
kū

cave

石
shí

rock

石
dàn

dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dǒu]; one hundred liters

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