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

• 唐梵文字 Tang Fanwen Zi
• 转字轮漫茶罗行(轉字輪漫茶羅行) revolving wheel of characters maṇḍala practice
• 卍字续藏(卍字續藏) Manji Zokuzokyo
• 文字 character; script ; writing ; boks; documents ; script; lipi
• 一字金轮佛顶王(一字金輪佛頂王) Unsurpassed Wheel Turning King; Unsurpassed Golden Wheel Turning King
• 卍字 a swastika
• 一字金轮(一字金輪) Unsurpassed Wheel Turning King; Unsurpassed Golden Wheel Turning King
• 卍字正续藏经(卍字正續藏經) Manji-zōkyō
• 六字咒 Mantra of Six Syllables
• 多字门(多字門) method of reciting the character ta
• 野字门(野字門) method of reciting the character ya
• 大方广佛花严经入法界品顿证毘卢遮那法身字轮瑜伽仪轨(大方廣佛花嚴經入法界品頓證毘盧遮那法身字輪瑜伽儀軌) Mahāvaipulya Avataṃsaka Sūtra Entrance into the Dharma Realm Chapter Vairocana Dharma Body Wheel of Characters Yoga Ritual Manual; Dafangguang Fo Hua Yan Jing Ru Fajie Pin Dun Zheng Piluzhena Fashen Zi Lun Yujia Yi Gui
• 声字义(聲字義) Shōji jissō gi; The Meanings of Sound, Word, and Reality
• 思惟啰字门(思惟囉字門) contemplate the gateway for the letter ra
• 字轮(字輪) wheel of characters
• 哦字门(哦字門) method of reciting the character ga
• 一字顶轮王念诵仪轨(一字頂輪王念誦儀軌) One Syllable Buddhosnisa Wheel Turning Ruler Liturgy; Yizi Ding Lunwang Niansong Yi Gui
• 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

Also contained in

象形文字 、 草字 、 多字节 、 包字头 、 十字街头 、 八字胡 、 数字用户线 、 工字梁 、 示字旁 、 古字 、 异体字 、 打字员 、 待字 、 工字钢 、 排字 、 抠字眼儿 、 识文断字 、 数字分频 、 文字学家 、 八字胡须 、 黑体字 、 默字 、 铅字 、 字斟句酌 、 国音常用字汇 、 光学字符识别 、 一字不漏 、 数字用户线路 、 一字不落 、 字林 、 楷字 、 首字母拚音词 、 习字

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• Scroll 1 Notes on Siddhaṃ Script 悉曇字記 — count: 231
• Scroll 89 Dafang Guang Fo Huayan Jing Sui Shu Yan Yi Chao 大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 — count: 169
• Scroll 10 Commentary on the Vairocana Sutra 大毘盧遮那成佛經疏 — count: 161
• Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 144
• Scroll 25 The Sounds and Meanings of all the Terms in the Canonical Texts 一切經音義 — count: 139
• Scroll 20 Record of Buddhist Teachings Compiled During the Kaiyuan Era 開元釋教錄 — count: 133
• Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 128
• Scroll 1 Mahavairocana Buddha Chanting Summary (Da Piluzhena Fo Shuo Yao Lue Niansong Jing) 大毘盧遮那佛說要略念誦經 — count: 124
• Scroll 2 Da Piluzhena Jing Gongyang Cidi Fa Shu 大毘盧遮那經供養次第法疏 — count: 110
• Scroll 14 Commentary on the Vairocana Sutra 大毘盧遮那成佛經疏 — count: 109

Collocations

• 弟子字 (弟子字) 維衛佛第一弟子字為塞 — Sutra on the Names of the Fathers and Mothers of the Seven Buddhas (Qi Fo Fumu Xing Zi Jing) 七佛父母姓字經, Scroll 1 — count: 14
• 有名字 (有名字) 為有更有名字不 — Sutra on the Conditions for Desire and Rebirth (Ren Ben Yu Sheng Jing) 人本欲生經, Scroll 1 — count: 9
• 父字 (父字) 父字槃裱剎利王 — Sutra on the Names of the Fathers and Mothers of the Seven Buddhas (Qi Fo Fumu Xing Zi Jing) 七佛父母姓字經, Scroll 1 — count: 8
• 母字 (母字) 母字槃頭末陀 — Sutra on the Names of the Fathers and Mothers of the Seven Buddhas (Qi Fo Fumu Xing Zi Jing) 七佛父母姓字經, Scroll 1 — count: 7
• 子字 (子字) 子字無延 — Sutra on the Names of the Fathers and Mothers of the Seven Buddhas (Qi Fo Fumu Xing Zi Jing) 七佛父母姓字經, Scroll 1 — count: 6
• 字欝 (字欝) 母字欝多羅 — Sutra on the Names of the Fathers and Mothers of the Seven Buddhas (Qi Fo Fumu Xing Zi Jing) 七佛父母姓字經, Scroll 1 — count: 4
• 树字 (樹字) 一樹字迦栴 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 佛般泥洹經, Scroll 2 — count: 4
• 字色 (字色) 從識為字色 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 佛般泥洹經, Scroll 1 — count: 4
• 字因陀罗 (字因陀羅) 盡字因陀羅 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 12 — count: 4
• 十三字 (十三字) 千二百一十三字 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 3