观 (觀) guān

1. guān verb to look at; to watch; to observe
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 看. For example, 走马观花 'to have a cursory look and gain a shallow understanding' [by observing flowers while riding a galloping horse] (CCI p. 36; CC-CEDICT '走馬觀花'; FE '觀' guān 1; Guoyu '觀' guān v 1; Kroll 2015 '觀' guān 1, p. 143; Unihan '觀'; XHZD '觀' guān 1)
2. guàn noun Taoist monastery; monastery
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Religion
   Notes: (FE '觀' guàn; Guoyu '觀' guàn n 3; Kroll 2015 '觀' guàn 2, p. 143; XHZD '觀' guàn)
3. guān verb to display; to show; to make visible
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 显示 (FE '觀' guān 3; Guoyu '觀' guān v 3; Kroll 2015 '觀' guān 3, p. 143)
4. guān proper noun Guan
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (Guoyu '觀' guān n 3)
5. guān noun appearance; looks
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Unihan '觀')
6. guān noun a sight; a view; a vista
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 景象 (FE '觀' guān 2; Guoyu '觀' guān n 1; Kroll 2015 '觀' guān 1b, p. 143; XHZD '觀' guān 2)
7. guān noun a concept; a viewpoint; a perspective
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 看法 (FE '觀' guān 4; Guoyu '觀' guān n 2; Kroll 2015 '觀' guān 4, p. 143; XHZD '觀' guān 3)
8. guān verb to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 欣赏 (Guoyu '觀' guān v 2)
9. guàn noun an announcement
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: An announcement placed outside the palace doors (Guoyu '觀' guàn n 1, p. 143)
10. guàn noun a high tower; a watchtower
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '觀' guàn n 2; Kroll 2015 '觀' guàn 1, p. 143)
11. guān proper noun Surview
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: The name of a hexagram (Kroll 2015 '觀' guān 5, p. 143)
12. guān verb Observe
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan
    Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism)
13. guàn noun insight; vipasyana; vipassana
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: vipaśyanā, Pali: vipassanā, Japanese: kan, Tibetan: lhag mthong; insight into the true nature of reality (BCSD '觀', p. 1064; BL 'vipassanā', p. 979; FGDB '觀'; Kroll 2015 '觀' guàn 3, p. 143; Powers 2007, p. 86; SH '觀', p. 489)
14. guān noun mindfulness; contemplation; smrti
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: smṛti; as in the Five Contemplations 五停心觀; see 念 (FGDB '五停心觀')
15. guān noun recollection; anusmrti
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: anusmṛti; see 念 (BCSD '觀', p. 1064)
16. guān noun viewing; avaloka
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: avaloka (BCSD '觀', p. 1064; MW 'avaloka')

Contained in

• 人生二十笑 (二) 误会时洒脱一笑 展现人生的修为 分手时优雅一笑 展现人生的大气 生疏时亲切一笑 展现人生的随和 难堪时转念一笑 展现人生的睿智 羞愧时大方一笑 展现人生的率真 生病时达观一笑 展现人生的态度 苦恼时开怀一笑 展现人生的气度 紧张时天真一笑 展现人生的直率 受骗时开朗一笑 展现人生的坦荡 得意时含蓄一笑 展现人生的谦卑(人生二十笑 (二) 誤會時灑脫一笑 展現人生的修為 分手時優雅一笑 展現人生的大氣 生疏時親切一笑 展現人生的隨和 難堪時轉念一笑 展現人生的睿智 羞愧時大方一笑 展現人生的率真 生病時達觀一笑 展現人生的態度 苦惱時開懷一笑 展現人生的氣度 緊張時天真一笑 展現人生的直率 受騙時開朗一笑 展現人生的坦蕩 得意時含蓄一笑 展現人生的謙卑) Twenty Reasons to Laugh (2) A carefree smile in times of misunderstanding is a demonstration of one's deportment. An elegant smile in times of a breakup is a demonstration of one's manner. An amiable smile in times of estrangement is a demonstration of one's friendliness. A hopeful smile in times of sorrow is a demonstration of one's cleverness. A gracious smile in times of shame is a demonstration of one's ingenuousness. An optimistic smile in times of ailment is a demonstration of one's attitude. A happy smile in times of distress is a demonstration of one's comportment. An honest smile in times of nervousness is a demonstration of one's frankness. A warm smile in times of deceit is a demonstration of one's clear conscience. A reserved smile in times of triumph is a demonstration of one's humbleness.
• 观弥勒上生经(觀彌勒上生經) Sutra on Maitreya's Previous Lives
• 观世音菩萨普门品(觀世音菩薩普門品) The Lotus Sutra’s Universal Gate Chapter on Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva ; Universal Gate Sūtra
• 观燃可燃(觀燃可燃) analysis of burning and fuel
• 观法无我(觀法無我) contemplate the non-selfhood of phenomena
• 如是观兴衰(如是觀興衰) keeping track of arising and passing away
• 观自在菩萨如意轮念诵仪轨(觀自在菩薩如意輪念誦儀軌) Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva Mani Jewel Wheel Liturgy (Guanzizai Pusa Ruyi Lun Niansong Yi Gui)
• 中观具缘派(中觀具緣派) Mādhyamika-Prāsaṅgika school
• 修行地不净观经(修行地不淨觀經) Dharmatrāta-Dhyāna Sūtra
• 善观(善觀) Sudrsa; Sudassa
• 默坐烟霞散 閒观水月明(默坐煙霞散 閒觀水月明) Sitting silently through the haze of dispersing twilight; Observing nonchalantly the light of the moon on the water.
• 观音(觀音) Guanyin [Bodhisattva] ; Avalokitesvara ; Avalokitesvara
• 无人无我观自在 非空非有见如来(無人無我觀自在 非空非有見如來) No others, no self, a state of perfect ease; No emptiness, no existence, a realization of the Buddha.
• 阿么提观音(阿麼提觀音) Abhetri
• 止观大意(止觀大意) Zhi Guan Dayi
• 观行(觀行) contemplation and action
• 莲池观(蓮池觀) visualization of lotus ponds
• 内身观章句经(內身觀章句經) Sutra on Contemplation of the Body; Nei Shen Guan Zhang Ju Jing
• 观其存篇古今可辩(觀其存篇古今可辯) observing the surviving fragments, old and new can be distinguished
• 观世音经(觀世音經) Avalokiteśvara Sūtra
• 准提观音(准提觀音) Cundi ; Cundī-Guanyin
• 千眼千臂观世音菩萨陀罗尼神呪经(千眼千臂觀世音菩薩陀羅尼神呪經) Sutra of the Divine Dharani of the Thousand Eye, Thousand Arm Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
• 佛说圣观自在菩萨不空王秘密心陀罗尼经(佛說聖觀自在菩薩不空王祕密心陀羅尼經) Amoghapāśahṛdayadhāraṇīsūtra; Fo Shuo Sheng Guanzizai Pusa Bu Kong Wang Mimi Xin Tuoluoni Jing
• 佛观一粒米，大如须弥山(佛觀一粒米，大如須彌山) the Buddha sees that a grain of rice is as enormous as Mount Sumeru
• 何耶揭唎婆观世音菩萨受法坛(何耶揭唎婆觀世音菩薩受法壇) Hayagriva and Avalokitesvara Ritual Mandala; Heyejielipo Guanshiyin Pusa Shou Fa Tan
• 内观自省(內觀自省) contemplation and self-reflection
• 应观(應觀) may observe
• 净水观音(淨水觀音) Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva holding a vase
• 叶落知秋观有相 花开见佛悟无生(葉落知秋觀有相 花開見佛悟無生) As falling leaves hint the arrival of autumn, form is observed; When a buddha emerges from a blooming flower, no-birth is realized.
• 净观(淨觀) pure contemplation
• 观自在菩萨广大圆满无碍大悲心陀罗尼(觀自在菩薩廣大圓滿無礙大悲心陀羅尼) Avalokitesvara bodhisattva Perfect and Unimpeded Great Compassion Dharani; Guanzizai Pusa Guangda Yuanman Wu'ai Dabei Xin Tuoluoni
• 宝树观(寶樹觀) contemplation of a jewelled forest
• 观自在菩萨授记经(觀自在菩薩授記經) Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva Vyakarana Sutra
• 请观音经疏(請觀音經疏) Qing Guanyin Jing Shu
• 日想观(日想觀) visualization of the sun
• 观心释(觀心釋) mind-discerning exegisis
• 佛说佛母般若波罗蜜多大明观想仪轨(佛說佛母般若波羅蜜多大明觀想儀軌) Goddess Prajnaparamita Vidya Visualization Ritual; Fo Shuo Fomu Boreboluomiduo Da Ming Guan Xiang Yi Gui
• 禅观(禪觀) Chan Contemplation ; contemplative meditation
• 西方三圣; 1. 阿弥陀佛 2. 观世音菩萨 3. 大势至菩萨(西方三聖; 1. 阿彌陀佛 2. 觀世音菩薩 3. 大勢至菩薩) Three Noble Ones of the West: 1. Amitabha Buddha; 2. Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva; 3. Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva
• 中观论(中觀論) Madhyamaka Sastra
• 大方广佛华严经愿行观门骨目(大方廣佛華嚴經願行觀門骨目) Dafang Guang Fo Huayan Jing Yuan Xing Guan Men Gu Mu

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观测者 、 观测 、 观望 、 旁观者清 、 观念 、 观后感 、 反观 、 大观区 、 观星台 、 观见

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Truncated for common words

• Scroll 72 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 412 , has parallel version
• Scroll 1 Siming's Letters on Ten Issues (Siming Shi Yi Shu) 四明十義書 — count: 380
• Scroll 367 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 350 , has parallel version
• Scroll 5 Zhi Guan Fu Xing Chuan Hong Jue 止觀輔行傳弘決 — count: 344
• Scroll 2 Siming's Letters on Ten Issues (Siming Shi Yi Shu) 四明十義書 — count: 318
• Scroll 2 Zhi Guan Fu Xing Chuan Hong Jue 止觀輔行傳弘決 — count: 317
• Scroll 1 Guan Wu Liang Shou Jing Yi Shu 觀無量壽經義疏 — count: 287
• Scroll 3 Zhi Guan Fu Xing Chuan Hong Jue 止觀輔行傳弘決 — count: 260
• Scroll 3 The Great Calming and Contemplation (Mohe Zhi Guan) 摩訶止觀 — count: 250 , has English translation
• Scroll 10 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 228

Collocations

• 身观 (身觀) 於是比丘內身身觀 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 30
• 园观 (園觀) 太子即乘寶車詣彼園觀 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 16
• 法观 (法觀) 法觀 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 11
• 智观 (智觀) 齊是為智觀 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 10 — count: 8
• 观外 (觀外) 觀外身 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 7
• 观色 (觀色) 色觀色 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 6
• 观如来 (觀如來) 又觀如來所渡河處 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 6
• 观第二禅 (觀第二禪) 無觀第二禪樂 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 21 — count: 6
• 意观 (意觀) 如我意觀 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 10 — count: 5
• 色观 (色觀) 色觀色 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 5