石窟

shí kū

Definitions

1. rock cave
2. grotto
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
• 敦煌石窟 dūn huáng shí kū: Dunhuang caves in Gansu
• 云冈石窟 yún gāng shí kū: Yungang Caves at Datong 大同, Shanxi 山西
• 麦积山石窟 mài jī shān shí kū: Mt Maiji Caves at Tianshui 天水, Gansu
• 龙门石窟 lóng mén shí kū: Longmen Grottoes at Luoyang 洛陽|洛阳[luò yáng], Henan

Child Words of 石窟

• 石 dàn: dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dǒu]; one hundred liters
• 石 shí: rock
• 窟 kū: cave