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应县木塔

Yìng Xiàn mù tǎdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
the timber pagoda of the Fogong Temple in Ying County, Shanxi, built in 1056 (Song dynasty)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

應縣木塔 应县木塔 [Ying4 Xian4 mu4 ta3] /the timber pagoda of the Fogong Temple in Ying County, Shanxi, built in 1056 (Song dynasty)/

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Other forms in these source records: 應縣木塔

  • 应
    yīng

    to agree (to do sth) / should / ought to / must / (legal) shall

    yìng

    to answer / to respond / to comply with / to deal or cope with

    Yīng

    surname Ying / Taiwan pr. [Yìng]

  • 县
    xiàn

    county / (Japan) prefecture

  • 木
    mù

    (bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive / numb / wooden

    Mù

    surname Mu

  • 塔
    tǎ

    pagoda (abbr. for 塔婆[tǎ pó], a loanword from Sanskrit stūpa) / tower / pylon (CL:座[zuò]) / (loanword) (pastry) tart

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