住持

Traditional form:

住持

Pinyin (reading):

zhùchí

Definitions:

• to administer a monastery Buddhist or Daoist
• abbot
• head monk

Characters:

• 住 - to reside, to live at, to dwell, to lodge; to stop
• 持 - to hold, to support, to sustain

Traditional characters:

• 住 - to reside, to live at, to dwell, to lodge; to stop
• 持 - to hold, to support, to sustain