字 zì

1. zì noun letter; symbol; character
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: For example, 白纸写黑字 'to write black characters on white paper [to clearly document the matter]' (Guoyu '字' n 1; Suyu. p. 22; Unihan '字'; XHZD '字' 1)
2. zì proper noun Zi
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (Guoyu '字' n 5)
3. zì verb to love
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In this sense 字 is similar in meaning to 爱 (Guoyu '字' v 3)
4. zì verb to teach; to educate
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Education
   Notes: In this sense 字 is similar in meaning to 教育 (Guoyu '字' v 2)
5. zì verb to be allowed to marry
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In this sense 字 is similar in meaning to 许嫁 (Guoyu '字' v 1; XHZD '字' 7)
6. zì noun courtesy name; style name; scholarly or literary name
   Domain: History 历史 , Subdomain: China
   Notes: In this sense 字 is similar in meaning to 表字 (Guoyu '字' n 2; XHZD '字' 5)
7. zì noun diction; wording
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In this sense 字 is similar in meaning to 字眼.
8. zì noun handwriting
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Writing
   Notes: In this sense 字 is similar in meaning to 字迹
9. zì noun calligraphy; a work of calligraphy
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Art
   Notes: In this sense 字 is similar in meaning to 书法 (XHZD '字' 4)
10. zì noun a written pledge; a letter; a contract
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Writing
    Notes: In this sense 字 is similar in meaning to 书信 (Guoyu '字' n 3; XHZD '字' 6)
11. zì noun a font; a calligraphic style
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Art
    Notes: In this sense 字 is similar in meaning to 字体 (XHZD '字' 3)
12. zì noun the phonetic value of a character; the pronunciation of a character
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In this sense 字 is similar in meaning to 字音 (Guoyu '字' n 4; XHZD '字' 2)

Contained in

• 阿字门(阿字門) the teaching of the character a
• 六字呪王经(六字呪王經) Saḍakṣaravidyāmantrasūtra; Liu Zi Zhou Wang Jing
• 胎藏梵字真言 Matrix Sanskrit Mantra; Tai Cang Fan Zi Zhenyan
• 一字奇特佛顶经(一字奇特佛頂經) Uṣṇīṣacakravartitantra; Yizi Qite Fo Ding Jing
• 字门生白光(字門生白光) the letter gateway radiates white light
• 社字门(社字門) method of reciting the character jha
• 圣六字大明王陀罗尼经(聖六字大明王陀羅尼經) Ṣaḍakṣaravidyāsūtra; Sheng Liu Zi Da Ming Wang Tuoluoni Jing
• 金刚名字(金剛名字) vajra name
• 娜字门(娜字門) method of reciting the character da
• 佛说圣佛母小字般若波罗蜜多心经(佛說聖佛母小字般若波羅蜜多經) Foshuo Sheng Fomu Xiao Zi Boreboluomiduo Jing; Alpākṣarāprajñāpāramitāsūtra
• 五字陀罗尼(五字陀羅尼) Five Letter Dharani
• 梵字 Siddhaṃ script ; Siddhaṃ script; Siddhaṃ letters
• 加持此书写文字(加持此書寫文字) empowerment of these written characters

Also contained in

春字头 、 草字头 、 填字游戏 、 未签字者 、 高清数字电视 、 数字用户线路 、 非拉丁字符 、 会意字 、 字纸篓 、 代字号 、 汉字字体 、 丁字梁 、 组字 、 字帖 、 弄字底 、 字形 、 数字网 、 逐字逐句 、 拉丁字母 、 字集 、 字幕 、 指事字 、 不一致字 、 无字碑 、 单字 、 字句 、 一字千金 、 代字 、 脏字 、 字元 、 反义字 、 六国文字 、 古字 、 火字旁 、 待字 、 五笔字型 、 字母顺序 、 牛字旁

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Truncated for common words

• The Marvel of One-Stroke Calligraphy 一筆字的奇事 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 4 - Social Affinities 2 《百年佛緣4－社緣篇2》 — count: 69
• The Causes and Conditions of One-Stroke Calligraphy 一筆字的因緣 A Life With Palms Joined 3 - The Causes and Conditions of One-Stroke Calligraphy 《合掌人生3－一筆字的因緣》 — count: 62
• 2. A Secretary with Ten Imperfections 二．十不全的書記師 National Master Yulin 《玉琳國師》 — count: 26
• Admonishment Maxims 警策格言 Buddhism Series 9 - Art and Literature 《佛教叢書9－藝文》 — count: 22
• Esoteric School - 4. Esoteric School Practices and Stages of attainment 密宗 肆、密宗的行持果位 Buddhism Series 6 - Schools 《佛教叢書6－宗派》 — count: 22
• A World of Elevated Life 生命昇華的世界 Humanistic Buddhism Series 9 - Study of the Chan and Pure Land Schools 《人間佛教系列9－禪學與淨土》 — count: 21
• Volume 12: A Selection of Buddhist Works - Class 25: Selected Poems 第十二冊　佛教作品選錄 第二十五課　詩選 Fo Guang Buddhist Textbooks 《佛光教科書》 — count: 16
• Buddhism and Translation Studies 佛教與翻譯學 Buddhism Series 8 - Use of the Teachings 《佛教叢書8－教用》 — count: 15
• Chapter 3: Planning in Advance - The Hobby of Writing Characters 卷三　胸有成竹 ■造字的趣味 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 9 - Thinking about Positioning for Advantage 《人間萬事9－往好處去想》 — count: 15
• Volume 8: Buddhism and Study about the World - Class 15: Buddhism and Literature 第八冊　佛教與世學 第十五課　佛教與文學 Fo Guang Buddhist Textbooks 《佛光教科書》 — count: 15

Collocations

• 两个字 (兩個字) 兩個字 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Prajna is the mother of the Buddhas of all ages - Part 8 [Lecture] 般若為三世諸佛母分第八 【講話】 — count: 27
• 之一字 (之一字) 知之一字眾妙之門 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Nothing is ended and nothing is extinguished - Part 27 [Lecture] 斷滅知見造生死業分第二十七 【講話】 — count: 14
• 一个字 (一個字) 一個字也不認識 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Translation of Canonical Text 譯文 — count: 9
• 字写 (字寫) 大家看禪師的字寫得好 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, The ultimate tranquility beyond laksana - Part 14 [Lecture] 四相寂滅起大乘行分第十四 【講話】 — count: 9
• 多字 (多字) 短短的五千多字的 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Preface 前言 — count: 6
• 字可以 (字可以) 字可以看得出 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 6: Study Widely, Listen More 第六講　智慧為化愚的根本 — count: 5
• 取名字 (取名字) 給我取名字 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 3: Activities at Places of Practice 《僧事百講3－道場行事》, Lecture 1: The Meaning of a Monastery 第一講．常住意義 — count: 4
• 认识字 (認識字) 惠能不認識字 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Translation of Canonical Text 譯文 — count: 4
• 字能 (字能) 字能勝他們 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 4
• 字在 (字在) 這兩個字在佛教是通稱 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 1: Monastery Administration 《僧事百講1－叢林制度》, Lecture 6: Intersting Monastery Occurrences 第六講‧叢林趣聞 — count: 4