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The character 庙 is the simplified form of 廟, a phono-semantic compound originally denoting a temple, shrine, or ancestral hall. Its semantic component, 广 (yǎn), depicts a roofed building, highlighting the architectural nature of the place. The phonetic element in the traditional form is 朝 (cháo/zhāo), which means 'morning' or 'royal court.' Initially, it referred to ancestral temples where emperors and nobles conducted worship and state affairs, but over time its meaning broadened to include temples for various deities, Buddhist monasteries, and local shrines. The modern simplified character replaces the complex 朝 with the simpler component 由 (yóu) while retaining the building radical 广.
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这座庙很大。
庙里有很多人。
我们去庙里拜佛。
春节时庙会很热闹。
这座寺庙的历史很长。
庙前的广场上举行活动。
每年农历初一，人们都去庙里祈福。
为了保护古迹，政府对这座庙进行了修缮。
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