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释家

Shì jiā

2-character word Traditional 釋家

What 释家 means

1. Buddhism
2. a Buddhist

The characters in 释家

• 释shìto explain; to release; Buddha (abbr. for 释迦牟尼
• 家jiāused in 家伙

Sounds the same

Read Shì jiā, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 世家family influential for generations; aristocratic family
• 释迦sugar apple (Annona squamosa)

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