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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• 众生长夜行常想(眾生長夜行常想) for a long time have these beings been perverted by the perception of permanence
• 学务长(學務長) Director of Student Affairs
• 能令我此善增长(能令我此善增長) Owing to this, the power of my faith increases to cultivate vir­tue
• 八种福田; 1. 三宝 2. 修道者 3. 父母 4. 师长 5. 病人 6. 残障 7. 急难 8. 弱势团体(八種福田; 1. 三寶 2. 修道者 3. 父母 4. 師長 5. 病人 6. 殘障 7. 急難 8. 弱勢團體) Field of Merit: 1. the Triple Gem; 2. spiritual practitioners; 3. parents; 4. teachers; 5. the sick; 6. the physically impaired; 7. crisis victims; 8. groups helping the disadvantaged
• 长寿诸天(長壽諸天) devas of long life
• 长者法志妻经(長者法志妻經) Zhangzhe Fa Zhi Qi Jing
• 心安茅屋稳 性定菜根香 世事静方见 人情淡始长(心安茅屋穩 性定菜根香 世事靜方見 人情淡始長) A peaceful mind stays in an unshakable hut. A steady nature tastes delicacy in vegetable roots. A calm observer detects the unseen in this world. A bland relationship is the one to last long.
• 馆长(館長) a curator; a museum director ; 1. Director (of org., BM); 2. Curator (of museum, exhibition)
• 哈陀罗哈普陀陀长老(哈陀羅哈普陀陀長老) Hatthārohaputta
• 长养菩提树 开启智慧门(長養菩提樹 開啟智慧門) Nurture the Bodhi Tree; Open the door to wisdom.
• 十二部经; 1. 长行 2. 重颂 3. 孤起 4. 譬喻5. 因缘 6. 无问自说 7. 本生 8. 本事 9. 未曾有 10. 方广 11. 论议 12. 授记(十二部經; 1. 長行 2. 重頌 3. 孤起 4. 譬喻5. 因緣 6. 無問自說 7. 本生 8. 本事 9. 未曾有 10. 方廣 11. 論議 12. 授記) Twelve Divisions of Sutras: 1. Sutra (discourses); 2. Geya (repeated verses); 3. Gatha (verses); 4. Avadana (parables); 5. Nidana (expositions of causes); 6. Udana (unprompted teachings); 7. Jataka (stories of the Buddha’s previous lives); 8. Itivrttaka (stories of the disciples’ previous lives); 9. Abdhutadharma (miracles); 10. Vaipulya (profound teachings); 11. Upadesa (debates); 12. Vyakarana (prophecies)

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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