应县木塔

Traditional form:

應縣木塔

Pinyin (reading):

Yìng Xiànmùtǎ

Definitions:

• the timber pagoda of the Fogong Temple in Ying County, Shanxi, built in 1056 (Song dynasty)

Characters:

• 应 - should, must; to respond, to handle; to deal with, to cope
• 县 - county, district, subdivision
• 木 - tree; wood, lumber; wooden
• 塔 - tower, spire, tall building

Traditional characters:

• 應 - should, must; to respond, to handle; to deal with, to cope
• 縣 - county, district, subdivision
• 木 - tree; wood, lumber; wooden
• 塔 - tower, spire, tall building