相 xiāng

1. xiāng adverb each other; one another; mutually
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 互相, for example, in the idiom 自相矛盾 'self-contradictory' (CCI '自相矛盾'; CCD 1 '相' 1; FE '相' 1; GHDC 1 '相' 1; Guoyu '相' xiāng adv 1; Kroll 2015 '相' xiāng 1, p. 497); 相 may be used in this sense in Literary Chinese (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 136). For example, 獸相食，且人惡之。'Beasts devour one another, and men hate them for doing so.' (Mengzi: 1.4/2/21, translation by Legge)
2. xiàng verb to observe; to assess
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 观察 (CCD 2 '相'; GHDC 2 '相' 1; Guoyu '相' xiàng v 1; Kroll 2015 '相' xiàng 3, p. 497)
3. xiàng noun appearance; portrait; picture
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (GHDC 2 '相' 2; Guoyu '相' xiàng n 1)
4. xiàng noun countenance; personage; character; disposition
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (GHDC 2 '相' 9; Kroll 2015 '相' xiàng 4, p. 497)
5. xiàng verb to aid; to help
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 辅助 (GHDC 2 '相' 3; Guoyu '相' xiàng v 3; Kroll 2015 '相' xiàng 1, p. 497)
6. xiāng noun a chancellor; a prime minister; a high minister
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 宰相 or 丞相 (GHDC 2 '相' 5; Guoyu '相' xiàng n 2; Kroll 2015 '相' xiàng 1, p. 497; Wu and Tee 2015, loc. 1673)
7. xiàng noun a sign; a mark; appearance
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '相' xiàng 4a, p. 497)
8. xiāng auxiliary verb alternately; in turn
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '相' xiāng auxiliary verb; Kroll 2015 '相' xiāng 2, p. 497)
9. xiāng proper noun Xiang
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (CCD 1 '相' 3; GHDC 1 '相' 4; Guoyu '相' xiāng n 1)
10. xiāng noun form substance
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 实质 (FE '相' 2; GHDC 1 '相' 3)
11. xiāng verb to express
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (GHDC 1 '相' 2)
12. xiàng verb to choose
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 选择 (GHDC 2 '相' 6; Guoyu '相' xiàng v 5)
13. xiāng proper noun Xiang
    Domain: History 历史 , Concept: Ancient City 古城
    Notes: (GHDC 2 '相' 8)
14. xiāng noun an ancient musical instrument
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (GHDC 2 '相' 10; Guoyu '相' xiàng n 4)
15. xiāng noun the seventh lunar month
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 相月 (GHDC 2 '相' 11)
16. xiāng verb to compare
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 比较 (Guoyu '相' xiāng adv 2)
17. xiàng verb to divine
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 占视 (Guoyu '相' xiàng v 2)
18. xiàng verb to administer
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 治理 (Guoyu '相' xiàng v 4)
19. xiàng noun helper for a blind person
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '相' xiàng n 3)
20. xiāng noun rhythm [music]
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '相' xiāng 3, p. 497)
21. xiāng noun the upper frets of a pipa
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '相' xiāng 3a, p. 497)
22. xiāng noun coralwood
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In 相思豆, see 海红豆 (Kroll 2015 '相' xiāng 4, p. 497; Wikipedia '海红豆')
23. xiàng noun ministry
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '相' xiàng 1a, p. 497)
24. xiàng verb to supplement; to enhance
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '相' xiàng 2, p. 497)
25. xiàng noun lakṣaṇa; quality; characteristic
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: lakṣaṇa, Pali: lakkhaṇa, Japanese: sō, Tibetan: mtshan nyid (BCSD '相', p. 870; BL 'lakṣaṇa', p. 463; FGDB '相'; GHDC 2 '相' 9; Kroll 2015 '相' xiàng 4, p. 497; SH '相', p. 309)
26. xiàng noun a sign; a mark; appearance; nimitta; rūpa
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: nimitta, or: rūpa, Pali: nimitta, Japanese: sō, Tibetan: mtshan ma (BCSD '相', p. 870; BL 'nimitta', pp. 585-586; Kroll 2015 '相' xiàng 4a, p. 497; SH '相', p. 309)
27. xiàng noun sign; mark; liṅga
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: liṅga, Pali: liṅga, Japanese: sō, Tibetan: mtshan, or: rtags (BCSD '相', p. 870; BL 'liṅga', p. 474; MW 'rūpa')
28. xiàng noun a perception; cognition; conceptualization; a notion
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: saṃjñā, Pali: saññā (BCSD '相', p. 870)

Contained in

• 能见心不相应染(能見心不相應染) affliction disunited from a perceiving mind
• 相无性(相無性) the non-nature of appearances
• 一合相 a composite
• 大士相 the thirty two marks of excellence; the thirty-two characteristic marks
• 如来现相(如來現相) the Tathagata appears
• 实相寺(實相寺) Shixiang Temple ; Silsangsa
• 大乘百福庄严相经(大乘百福莊嚴相經) Mañjuśrīparipṛcchā; Dasheng Bai Fu Zhuangyan Xiang Jing
• 八相 eight stages of buddha’s progress
• 般若空性: 1. 实相般若 2. 观照般若 3. 方便般若(般若空性: 1. 實相般若 2. 觀照般若 3. 方便般若) Prajna: 1. Prajna of true reality; 2. Prajna of contemplation; 3. Prajna of skillful means
• 相互尊重 mutual respect
• 四谛十六行相(四諦十六行相) sixteen forms of practice of the Four Nobles Truths
• 毫相 urna
• 不住相布施 giving without attachment
• 菩提心离相论(菩提心離相論) Putixin Li Xiang Lun
• 寿者相(壽者相) the notion of a lifespan
• 法自相相违因(法自相相違因) a reason that contradicts the nature of a dharma
• 自相惑 delusion from observing things as individual entities
• 离相寂灭(離相寂滅) transcending appearances, calmness and extinction
• 相待 interdependence; mutual dependence ; to entertain
• 离相戒(離相戒) formless precepts
• 法差别相违过(法差別相違過) an error due to a contradiction of a special attribute of a dharma
• 大丈夫相 the thirty two marks of excellence; the thirty-two characteristic marks

Also contained in

相宜 、 辅相 、 五行相胜 、 睡相 、 掌纹相术 、 相传 、 照相彫刻 、 动物相 、 相角 、 相离 、 相合 、 不相上下 、 相容条件 、 洋相 、 不相容 、 相信 、 白头相守 、 相夫教子 、 笑脸相迎 、 相攻击 、 相待如宾 、 五行相生 、 傻瓜相机 、 胶漆相融 、 相伴 、 开诚相见 、 相让 、 燕雀相贺 、 数码单镜头反光相机

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• Scroll 19 Commentary on the Yogācārabhūmiśāstra 瑜伽論記 — count: 560
• Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 559
• Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 520
• Scroll 307 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 395 , has parallel version
• Scroll 43 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 392 , has parallel version
• Scroll 357 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 381 , has parallel version
• Scroll 45 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 371 , has parallel version
• Scroll 358 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 339 , has parallel version
• Scroll 5 Commentary on the Mūlamadhyamakakārikā 中觀論疏 — count: 335
• Scroll 2 Notes on the Viṁśatikāvṛtti 成唯識論述記 — count: 286