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佛珠
fó​zhū

Buddhist prayer beads

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
佛珠 fó​zhū
Buddhist prayer beads
A string of beads used by Buddhists for counting during chanting; typically made from sandalwood, bodhi seeds, or stones like jade and amber.

Frequency

Written text
0.841 per million

Cross-References

Same as

  • 念珠 niàn​zhū
  • 数珠 shù​zhū

Sources

Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)
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