长 (長) zhǎng

  1. zhǎng suffix director; chief; head; elder
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: For example, 部长 'department head' (Guoyu '長' zhǎng n 1-2; Kroll 2015 '長' zhǎng 3, p. 42; Unihan '長'; XHZD '长' zhǎng 5)
  2. zhǎng verb to grow; to develop
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 发育 (Giles 1892 '長'; Guoyu '長' zhǎng v 2; Kroll 2015 '長' zhǎng 1, p. 42; Mathews 1931 '長', p. 24; XHZD '长' zhǎng 1)
  3. cháng adjective long
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Scale
    Notes: Wade-Giles: ch'ang; either long in dimension or long in time. For example, 源远流长 'source is distant and the flow is long' (CCI p. 23; Giles 1892 '長'; Kroll 2015 '長' cháng 1, p. 42; Mathews 1931 '長', p. 23; Unihan '長'; XHZD '长' cháng 2)
  4. zhǎng noun Kangxi radical 168
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
    Notes: Chief (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7; Guoyu '長' cháng n 5; Mathews 1931 '長', p. 23)
  5. zhàng adjective extra; surplus; remainder
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '長' zhàng adj; Kroll 2015 '長' zhàng 1, p. 42; Mathews 1931 '長', p. 24)
  6. cháng noun length; distance
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Scale
    Notes: In the sense of 长度 (Guoyu '長' cháng n 1; Kroll 2015 '長' cháng 1, p. 42; Unihan '長'; XHZD '长' cháng 1)
  7. cháng adjective distant
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Scale
    Notes: Synonymous with 遥远 in this sense (Guoyu '長' cháng adj 1; Kroll 2015 '長' cháng 1, p. 42)
  8. cháng adjective tall
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Scale
    Notes: Synonymous with 高 in this sense (Guoyu '長' cháng adj 1; Kroll 2015 '長' cháng 1, p. 42)
  9. cháng verb to be excellent; to be correct; to be good at
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Giles 1892 '長'; Guoyu '長' cháng v 1; Kroll 2015 '長' cháng 3, p. 42; Mathews 1931 '長', p. 23; XHZD '长' cháng 4)
  10. zhàng verb to be powerful and prosperous
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 强盛 (Guoyu '長' zhàng v; Mathews 1931 '長', p. 23)
  11. cháng adjective deep
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Synonymous with 深厚 in this sense (Guoyu '長' cháng adj 1)
  12. cháng noun good aspects; strong points
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Synonymous with 长处 in this sense; for example, the idiom 各有所长 'each has his own strong points' (Guoyu '長' cháng n 2; XHZD '长' cháng 3)
  13. cháng proper noun Chang
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '長' cháng n 4)
  14. cháng adverb forever; eternal; always; permanent
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Synonymous with 长久 or 永远 in this sense (Guoyu '長' cháng adj 2; Kroll 2015 '長' cháng 2, p. 42)
  15. cháng adverb eternally
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '長' cháng adv 1)
  16. cháng noun speciality
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 专精的技能; for example, 专长 'speciality' (Guoyu '長' cháng n 3)
  17. zhǎng adjective old
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 老 (Giles 1892 '長'; Guoyu '長' zhǎng adj 3; Mathews 1931 '長', p. 24)
  18. zhǎng verb to be born
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 出生 (Guoyu '長' zhǎng v 1)
  19. zhǎng adjective older; eldest; senior
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Synonymous with 成年的 in this sense (Giles 1892 '長'; Guoyu '長' zhǎng adj 1; Mathews 1931 '長', p. 24)
  20. zhǎng verb to respect; to hold in esteem
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Synonymous with 崇尚 in this sense (Guoyu '長' zhǎng v 7; Kroll 2015 '長' zhǎng 4, p. 42; Mathews 1931 '長', p. 24)
  21. zhǎng verb to be a leader
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Synonymous with 为首 in this sense (Giles 1892 '長'; Guoyu '長' zhǎng v 6)
  22. zhǎng proper noun Zhang
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: A family name
  23. zhǎng verb to increase; to boost
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 增加 (Giles 1892 '長'; Guoyu '長' zhǎng v 5; Kroll 2015 '長' zhǎng 1, p. 42; XHZD '长' zhǎng 2)
  24. zhǎng adjective older; senior
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 年纪大的 (Kroll 2015 '長' zhǎng 2, p. 42; Mathews 1931 '長', p. 24; XHZD '长' zhǎng 4)
  25. cháng adjective long
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: dīrgha, Japanese: chō, or: jō, Tibetan: ring po (BCSD '長', p. 1195; DJBT '長', p. 423; Mahāvyutpatti 'dīrgham'; MW 'dīrgha'; SH '長', p. 284)

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  • Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 107
  • Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 105
  • Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 99
  • Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 85
  • Scroll 1 Commentary on the Abhidharmakośabhāṣya 俱舍論疏 — count: 65
  • Scroll 1 Defining the Image - Measurements in Image-Making (Fo Shuo Zaoxiang Liangdu Jing Jie) 佛說造像量度經解 — count: 62 , has English translation , has parallel version
  • Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 61
  • Scroll 4 Dasheng Yi Zhang 大乘義章 — count: 56
  • Scroll 2 Commentary on the Hundred Treatise 百論疏 — count: 54
  • Scroll 1 Creation and Destruction of the World (Da Lou Tan Jing) 大樓炭經 — count: 44