庙
miào · HSK 7
temple
⛩️ 庙 = 广 (building/roof radical) over 由 — a sheltered hall, the temple
The 广 radical marks roofed structures (店 shop, 库 storehouse), so 庙 is the roofed hall set aside for ancestors and gods. Pronounced miào, fourth-tone falling sharply, the same syllable as 妙 wonderful.
庙 — shelter radical 广 + 朝 (court/dynasty)
Originally written 廟, combining 广 (shelter/building) with 朝 (court, audience). It depicted a building where ancestors were honored and rulers held court. The meaning extended from ancestral hall to temple or shrine in general.