石敢当

Traditional form:

石敢當

Pinyin (reading):

shígǎndāng

Definitions:

• stone tablet erected to ward off evil spirits

Characters:

• 石 - stone, rock, mineral
• 敢 - bold, brave; to dare, to venture
• 当 - appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells

Traditional characters:

• 石 - stone, rock, mineral
• 敢 - bold, brave; to dare, to venture
• 當 - appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells