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; 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; XHZD '之' 3, p. 974)
7. zhī preposition in
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: In the sense of 于 (Guoyu '之' prep 2)
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; 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)

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• 本生之事 jātaka; a jātaka story
• 受然灯之夙记(受然燈之夙記) received the prediction [of Buddhahood] from Dipankara
• 「恒河之声」梵呗音乐会(「恆河之聲」梵唄音樂會) “Sounds of the Ganges River” Buddhist Concert
• 弊垢之衣 worn and dirty robe
• 成人之美 the beauty of helping somebody else ; Assist Others in Fulfilling Their Goals
• 贤德之士(賢德之士) eminent and virtuous people
• 1. 合抱之木 生于幼苗 2. 穿石之水 始于涓滴 3. 成功之基 奠于勤劳 4. 悟道之缘 在于用心(1. 合抱之木 生於幼苗 2. 穿石之水 始於涓滴 3. 成功之基 奠於勤勞 4. 悟道之緣 在於用心) A giant tree comes from tiny sprouts. Water that wears through rock comes from a stream of droplets. Success comes from a foundation built by diligence. Conditions for awakening come from commitment.

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九世之讐 、 涿鹿之战 、 总角之好 、 后见之明 、 不知所之 、 急人之难 、 靖康之乱 、 君子之交淡如水 、 清廉之化流 、 分毫之差 、 失之毫厘，差之千里 、 斗筲之器 、 溢美之词 、 不治之症 、 人之将死，其言也善 、 长阪坡之战 、 巧妇难为无米之炊 、 趋之若鹜 、 称之为 、 偏然反之 、 后顾之忧 、 大兴问罪之师 、 床笫之事 、 怒而挠之 、 八拜之交 、 敬而远之 、 运筹帷幄之中，决胜千里之外 、 必死之症 、 贞观之治 、 贵贱之别 、 天地之际 、 先王之乐 、 一席之地 、 堂而皇之 、 千里之外 、 获之 、 来之不易 、 放之四海而皆准 、 嗤之以鼻 、 随之 、 万民往之 、 众矢之的 、 呼之欲出 、 身外之物

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• Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 1106
• Scroll 1 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 975
• Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 955
• Scroll 3 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 894
• Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 834
• Scroll 4 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 816
• Scroll 5 Zhi Guan Fu Xing Chuan Hong Jue 止觀輔行傳弘決 — count: 642
• Scroll 2 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 617
• Scroll 22 Fo Zu Lidai Tong Zai 佛祖歷代通載 — count: 609
• Scroll 1 Defining the Image - Measurements in Image-Making (Fo Shuo Zaoxiang Liangdu Jing Jie) 佛說造像量度經解 — count: 600