---
title: "Heshang Meaning: 和尚 (héshang) Means “Buddhist monk”"
description: "和尚 (héshang) means “Buddhist monk”. Hear its tones, see what 和 and 尚 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/heshang"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 和尚 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

和尚 héshang

## Buddhist monk

## Its characters

1. 和 hé and
2. 尚 shàng still

## In a sentence

山上的寺庙里住着几个和尚。 A few monks live in the temple on the mountain.

六个人站在路中间，大叫：“**和尚**，别走！

From [紧箍咒 · The Tightening Spell](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-tightening-spell-journey-to-the-west-easy-chinese-11#library-word-13-15)

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## More words with 和 or 尚

- [高尚 gāoshàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaoshang)
- [共和国 gònghéguó](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongheguo)
- [和解 héjiě](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hejie)
- [和平 hépíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/heping)
- [和谐 héxié](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hexie)
- [平和 pínghé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pinghe)
- [柔和 róuhé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/rouhe)
- [尚未 shàngwèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shangwei)
- [时尚 shíshàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shishang)
- [温和 wēnhé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wenhe)

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