之 zhī

1. zhī pronoun him; her; them; that
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 之 may be used as a third person pronoun in Literary Chinese in the sense of 他 or 彼. Its use in this sense is confined to being an object of a verb (Guoyu '之' pronoun 1; Kroll 2015 '之' 1, p. 603; Mathews 1931 '之', p. 129; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 79; Rouzer 2007, p. 13; XHZD '之' 2, p. 974).
2. zhī particle used between a modifier and a word to form a word group
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: 1. used between a modifier and a word to form a word group a. to express a subordinate relation; b. to express an ordinate decorative function; 2. Used between a subject and predicate to unify them. In Literary Chinese, 之 is placed between a noun and a verb phrase in the pattern 'N 之 VP' to nominalize it. The verb phrase becomes nominalized, somewhat like an English gerund (Guoyu '之' particle; Kroll 2015 '之' 2, p. 603; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 64; Rouzer 2007, p. 13; Wu and Tee 2015, loc. 973; XHZD '之' 1, p. 974).
3. zhī verb to go
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: A transitive verb with the object being the destination of travel, in the sense of 往 (Guoyu '之' v 1; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 79; Rouzer 2007, p. 13)
4. zhī pronoun this; that
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: A demonstrative pronoun, similar to the modern Chinese 这 or 那. This sense is rarely used, with use mostly confined to the Shijing and Zhuangzi (Guoyu '之' pronoun 3; Kroll 2015 '之' 1a, p. 603; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 79; XHZD '之' 4, p. 974).
5. zhī particle genetive marker
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: Equivalent to 的 in modern Chinese; for example, 孝弟也者，其為仁之本與 'Filial piety and fraternal submission! - are they not the root of all benevolent actions?.' (Lunyu 1:2; Guoyu '之' prep. 1; Kroll 2015 '之' 2a, p. 603; Rouzer 2007, p. 13)
6. zhī pronoun it
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 其 (Guoyu '之' pronoun 2; Mathews 1931 '之', p. 129; XHZD '之' 3, p. 974)
7. zhī preposition in; in regards to
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: In the sense of 于 (Guoyu '之' prep; Mathews 1931 '之', p. 130)
8. zhī preposition all
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: In the sense of 诸 (Guoyu '之' prep 3)
9. zhī conjunction and
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: In the sense of 与 (Guoyu '之' conj 1)
10. zhī conjunction however
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: In the sense of 而 (Guoyu '之' conj 2)
11. zhī conjunction if
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: In the sense of 如果 (Guoyu '之' conj 3)
12. zhī conjunction then
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: In the sense of 则 (Guoyu '之' conj 5)
13. zhī verb to arrive; to go
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 至 or 到 (Kroll 2015 '之' 4, p. 603; Guoyu '之' v 3; Mathews 1931 '之', p. 129; XHZD '之' 5, p. 974)
14. zhī verb is
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: In the sense of 是 (Guoyu '之' v 3)
15. zhī verb to use
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 取用 (Guoyu '之' v 4)
16. zhī proper noun Zhi
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '之' n)
17. zhī adjective winding
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Mathews 1931 '之', p. 130)

Contained in

• 问善之最以赎其苦(問善之最以贖其苦) asked what was the best way to redeem her suffering
• 犹如诸畜之迹(猶如諸畜之跡) just as the footprints of all legged animals
• 千里之行　始于足下(千里之行　始於足下) A Thousand-Mile Journey Begins with a Step
• 悟佛之见(悟佛之見) Realize the Views of Buddha
• 二六之缘(二六之緣) the twelve nidanas; the twelve nidānas; the twelve causes and conditions
• 学道之人(學道之人) practitioners
• 舍利弗之所说(舍利弗之所說) Story of Śāriputra
• 粒米必珍 富之源也 A grain of rice should be cherished as it is the source of fortune
• 五众之生灭(五眾之生滅) the arising and decay of the five aggregates
• 有德人必尊之 有功人必崇之 有容人必附之 有量人必敬之 He who has virtue is surely reputable. He who has merit is surely honorable. He who has tolerance is surely reliable. He who has capacity is surely respectable.
• 人间净土之实践(人間淨土之實踐) The Realization of a Humanistic Pureland
• 见登之(見登之) Jian Deng Zhi
• 蟒则昔之郗氏也(蟒則昔之郗氏也) in the past, the snake was Empress Chi
• 涅槃之实际(涅槃之實際) the limit of Nirvāṇa

Also contained in

胶漆之情 、 俯仰之间 、 贪天之功 、 点头之交 、 急人之难 、 强弩之末 、 之中 、 我末之见也 、 如天之为 、 随之 、 舞于松柏之下 、 藏身之处 、 在此之前 、 莫逆之交 、 卑之，毋甚高论 、 心之所之 、 之下 、 侯景之乱 、 破竹之势 、 全军之道 、 嗛嗛之德 、 助一臂之力 、 池鱼之殃 、 一箭之地 、 仰之弥高 、 靖难之役 、 骨鲠之臣 、 略识之无 、 好色之徒 、 取而代之 、 大方之家 、 前事不忘，后事之师 、 马邑之战 、 莊王之行贤 、 初生之犊不畏虎 、 襄樊之战 、 不速之客

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• Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 1105
• Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 954
• Scroll 1 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 921
• Scroll 3 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 883
• Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 830
• Scroll 4 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 808
• Scroll 5 Zhi Guan Fu Xing Chuan Hong Jue 止觀輔行傳弘決 — count: 637
• Scroll 22 Fo Zu Lidai Tong Zai 佛祖歷代通載 — count: 608
• Scroll 2 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 606
• Scroll 1 Defining the Image - Measurements in Image-Making (Fo Shuo Zaoxiang Liangdu Jing Jie) 佛說造像量度經解 — count: 598 , has English translation , has parallel version