bì​kān

niche

  • created sense approved 壁龛/壁龕 · bì​kān · niche — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    壁龛 / 壁龕

    bì​kān

    niche

    A small recessed cabinet or hollow area in a wall used for decoration or to display Buddhist statues and other art pieces.

    壁 (literal) → 壁 · bì · wall 龛 (bound) → 龛/龕 · kān · shrine

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense