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

• 加持此书写文字(加持此書寫文字) empowerment of these written characters
• 五字咒 Five Letter Mantra
• 么字门(麼字門) method of reciting the character ba
• 大陀罗尼末法中一字心呪经(大陀羅尼末法中一字心呪經) Da Great Dharani for the Age of Declining Dharma One Word Mantra Sutra; Tuoluoni Mofa Zhong Yizi Xin Zhou Jing
• 逻字门(邏字門) method of reciting the character la
• 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
• 一字顶轮王呪(一字頂輪王呪) One Syllable Pinancle Wheel Turning Ruler Mantra
• 文殊师利菩萨八字三昧法(文殊師利菩薩八字三昧法) Mañjuśrī Bodhisattva Eight Syllable Samādhi Ritual
• 布字 arrangement of characters
• 六字洪名 Namo Amitofo
• 诸佛妙理非关文字(諸佛妙理非關文字) the wonderful teachings of the Buddhas do not rely on written words
• 卐字 a swastika
• 详其文字(詳其文字) the letters of their alphabet

Also contained in

背字 、 字句索引 、 字词 、 三十六字母 、 繁体字 、 卜字旁 、 正字 、 大字本 、 错字 、 一字巾 、 香港增补字符集 、 国语罗马字 、 汉字字体 、 十字军东征 、 八字形 、 方块字 、 小字本 、 吐字 、 首字母缩写 、 同音字 、 皿字底 、 歧字 、 二合字母 、 指令名字 、 丁字尺 、 五笔字型 、 吉字节 、 赤字累累 、 表字印 、 八字眉 、 字形 、 罗马字 、 绝对数字 、 综合业务数字网 、 食字旁 、 字节数 、 领字 、 字集

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• Scroll 1 Notes on Siddhaṃ Script 悉曇字記 — count: 227
• 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: 138
• 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
• 树字 (樹字) 一樹字迦栴 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 佛般泥洹經, Scroll 2 — 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
• 字色 (字色) 從識為字色 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 佛般泥洹經, Scroll 1 — count: 4
• 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
• 六十九字 (六十九字) 一千一百六十九字 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 5 — count: 3