Chinese symbol for “temple”
庙
miào
Traditional: 廟
temple; ancestral shrine; measure word: 座 (zuò); temple fair
The closest CC-CEDICT match for temple is 庙 (miào), defined as: temple; ancestral shrine; measure word: 座 (zuò); temple fair; great imperial hall; imperial.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “temple”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 寺庙 (寺廟) | sì miào | temple; monastery |
| 神庙 (神廟) | shén miào | temple |
| 圣殿 (聖殿) | shèng diàn | temple |
| 庙宇 (廟宇) | miào yǔ | temple |
| 太阳穴 (太陽穴) | tài yáng xué | temple (on the sides of human head) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 庙.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 寺庙 (寺廟) | sì miào | temple; monastery |
| 神庙 (神廟) | shén miào | temple |
| 庙宇 (廟宇) | miào yǔ | temple |
| 庙会 (廟會) | miào huì | temple fair |
| 宗庙 (宗廟) | zōng miào | temple; ancestral shrine |
| 庙号 (廟號) | miào hào | temple name of a deceased Chinese emperor |
See also: Japanese symbol for “temple”.
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.