菩萨 meaning in English

púsà

(Buddhism) bodhisattva

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 菩薩22 strokes

Meaning of 菩萨

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

púsà
  1. (Buddhism) bodhisattva

Stroke order for each character

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菩 pú · herb · 11 strokes

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萨 sà · Buddhist diety · 11 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 菩萨.

披萨pīsà(loanword) pizza
比萨Bǐsà(loanword) pizza
萨斯sàsīSARS; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
比萨饼bǐsàbǐngpizza (loanword)
萨克斯sàkèsīsax; saxophone
批萨pīsà(loanword) pizza
萨克斯风sàkèsīfēng(loanword) saxophone
萨满sàmǎn(loanword) shaman

Questions about 菩萨

What does 菩萨 mean?

菩萨 (púsà) means "(Buddhism) bodhisattva" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 菩萨?

菩萨 is made of 2 characters: 菩 (11 strokes), 萨 (11 strokes). That is 22 strokes in total.

Is 菩萨 an HSK word?

Yes. 菩萨 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 菩萨 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 菩萨 is written 菩薩.