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驻锡

zhù xī

2-character word Traditional 駐錫

What 驻锡 means

1. Buddhism(of a monk) to take up residence (usually at a temple for teaching or spiritual enlightenment)

The characters in 驻锡

• 驻zhùto halt; to stay; to be stationed (of troops, diplomats etc)
• 锡xītin (chemistry); to bestow; to confer

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