转世 (zhuǎn shì) — (Buddhist) reincarnation; the process of being…

Definition

A Buddhist term for 'reincarnation' — being reborn after death according to one's karma. As a verb it follows 可以 / 能够 (e.g. 死后可以转世).

(Buddhist) reincarnationthe process of being reborn

转世。
Hěn duō fó jiào tú dōu xiāng xìn zhuǎn shì.
Many Buddhists believe in reincarnation.
，转世。
Gēn jù fó jiào jiào yì, rén sǐ hòu kě yǐ zhuǎn shì.
According to Buddhist teachings, people can be reborn after death.
转世。
Bān chán lǎ ma de zhuǎn shì shì jīng guò yán gé xún zhǎo cái què dìng de.
The reincarnation of the Panchen Lama is confirmed only after a rigorous search.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

世shìlife/world

转 turn and 世 life/world combine to mean being reborn into another life.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 轉; 转 is its simplified writing.

車專轉

Meaning part形符xíngfú

車車jūcarriage

Sound part声符shēngfú

專

專zhuān轉zhuǎn

Same sound today

The traditional form 轉 combines 車, a carriage, with 專 as a sound part; the simplified 转 is a later shorthand.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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