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Chinese symbol for “monastery”

修道院
xiū dào yuàn
monastery; convent

The closest CC-CEDICT match for monastery is 修道院 (xiū dào yuàn), defined as: monastery; convent.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

修 xiū
to study; to repair; to decorate; to cultivate
radical 9 ⼈ · 10 strokes
道 dào
method, way; path, road
radical 162 ⾡ · 13 strokes
院 yuàn
court, yard, courtyard; school
radical 170 ⾩ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “monastery”

WordPinyinMeaning
寺庙 (寺廟)sì miàotemple; monastery
寺院sì yuàncloister; temple
山门 (山門)shān ménmonastery main gate (Buddhism); monastery
隐修院 (隱修院)yǐn xiū yuànmonastery (Christian); abbey

Related words

Other words that share a character with 修道院.

WordPinyinMeaning
修改xiū gǎito amend; to alter
维修 (維修)wéi xiūmaintenance (of equipment); to protect and maintain
修正xiū zhèngto revise; to amend; to rectify
修复 (修復)xiū fùto restore; to renovate; (computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc)
修订 (修訂)xiū dìngto revise
修建xiū jiànto build; to construct
知道zhī dàoto know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
报道 (報道)bào dàoto report (news); report
医院 (醫院)yī yuànhospital; measure word: 所 (suǒ), 家 (jiā), 座 (zuò)

See also: Japanese symbol for “monastery”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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