Buddhism originated in India.
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佛教
fó jiào
HSK 3.0 · 6
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fó jiào · fat6 gaau3 (Jyutping)
- Buddhism
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Character breakdown
佛
- Meaning
- Buddha; of Buddhism; merciful person; Buddhist image; the dead (Japanese)
- Radical
- 亻
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- ⿰亻弗
- Cangjie
- OLLN
- Four-corner
- 2522.7
教
- Meaning
- teach, class
- Radical
- 攵
- Strokes
- 11
- Components
- ⿰孝攵
- Cangjie
- JDOK
- Four-corner
- 4844.0
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Example sentences
Buddhism had its beginnings in India.
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