之 zhī

1. zhī pronoun him; her; them; that
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 之 may be used as a third person pronoun in Literary Chinese in the sense of 他 or 彼. Its use in this sense is confined to being an object of a verb (Guoyu '之' pronoun 1; Kroll 2015 '之' 1, p. 603; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 79; Rouzer 2007, p. 13; XHZD '之' 2, p. 974).
2. zhī particle used between a modifier and a word to form a word group
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: 1. used between a modifier and a word to form a word group a. to express a subordinate relation; b. to express an ordinate decorative function; 2. Used between a subject and predicate to unify them. In Literary Chinese, 之 is placed between a noun and a verb phrase in the pattern 'N 之 VP' to nominalize it. The verb phrase becomes nominalized, somewhat like an English gerund (Guoyu '之' particle; Kroll 2015 '之' 2, p. 603; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 64; Rouzer 2007, p. 13; Wu and Tee 2015, loc. 973; XHZD '之' 1, p. 974).
3. zhī verb to go
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: A transitive verb with the object being the destination of travel, in the sense of 往 (Guoyu '之' v 1; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 79; Rouzer 2007, p. 13)
4. zhī pronoun this; that
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: A demonstrative pronoun, similar to the modern Chinese 这 or 那. This sense is rarely used, with use mostly confined to the Shijing and Zhuangzi (Guoyu '之' pronoun 3; Kroll 2015 '之' 1a, p. 603; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 79; XHZD '之' 4, p. 974).
5. zhī particle genetive marker
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: Equivalent to 的 in modern Chinese; for example, 孝弟也者，其為仁之本與 'Filial piety and fraternal submission! - are they not the root of all benevolent actions?.' (Lunyu 1:2; Guoyu '之' prep. 1; Kroll 2015 '之' 2a, p. 603; Rouzer 2007, p. 13)
6. zhī pronoun it
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 其 (Guoyu '之' pronoun 2; XHZD '之' 3, p. 974)
7. zhī preposition in
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: In the sense of 于 (Guoyu '之' prep 2)
8. zhī preposition all
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: In the sense of 诸 (Guoyu '之' prep 3)
9. zhī conjunction and
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: In the sense of 与 (Guoyu '之' conj 1)
10. zhī conjunction however
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: In the sense of 而 (Guoyu '之' conj 2)
11. zhī conjunction if
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: In the sense of 如果 (Guoyu '之' conj 3)
12. zhī conjunction then
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: In the sense of 则 (Guoyu '之' conj 5)
13. zhī verb to arrive; to go
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 至 or 到 (Kroll 2015 '之' 4, p. 603; Guoyu '之' v 3; XHZD '之' 5, p. 974)
14. zhī verb is
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: In the sense of 是 (Guoyu '之' v 3)
15. zhī verb to use
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 取用 (Guoyu '之' v 4)
16. zhī proper noun Zhi
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '之' n)

Contained in

• 如来根本之义(如來根本之義) the basic meaning of the teachings of the Tathāgata
• 恒河之声(恆河之聲) Sounds of the Ganges River
• 大道中流　一以贯之(大道中流　一以貫之) The Truth Lies in the Center of Everything; Be Consistent
• 静地禅坐颐养身心 海边散步开阔胸怀 树下小憩清凉自在 道路行走注意安全 居家团聚天伦之乐 月下沉思反省改过 心中有佛明心见性 人间修行与人为善(靜地禪坐頤養身心 海邊散步開闊胸懷 樹下小憩清涼自在 道路行走注意安全 居家團聚天倫之樂 月下沉思反省改過 心中有佛明心見性 人間修行與人為善) Nurture the body and mind in silent meditation. Broaden your mind by taking strolls along the beach. Stay calm and at peace when resting under trees. Be careful and safe when crossing roads. Enjoy time together with family at home. Reflect in the moonlight to amend your mistakes. Be mindful of the Buddha to discover your true nature. The cultivation of life is to be kind to others.
• 蟒则昔之郗氏也(蟒則昔之郗氏也) in the past, the snake was Empress Chi
• 本生之事 jātaka; a jātaka story
• 中天兼以龙宫之文(中天兼以龍宮之文) In Central India the script of Nagari was also used

Also contained in

一日之雅 、 仲虺之诰 、 近河之地溼 、 狐虎之威 、 失之毫厘，差以千里 、 操之过急 、 斗筲之材 、 欲加之罪，何患无辞 、 必经之路 、 百足之虫死而不僵 、 不法之言 、 差之毫厘，谬以千里 、 败军之将 、 皮肉之苦 、 巧妇难为无米之炊 、 不刊之论 、 爱之如命 、 回禄之灾 、 不精之至 、 姑妄言之 、 葬之中野 、 王之涣 、 英雄无用武之地 、 治人之道 、 堂而皇之 、 襄阳之战 、 前车之覆，后车之鉴 、 因父之名 、 万物之本 、 即兴之作 、 挥之不去 、 箕帚之使 、 交臂失之 、 瑶台之偃蹇 、 能中之与 、 国之大事 、 贞观之治 、 于雾霭之中 、 敬鬼神而远之 、 饕餮之徒 、 不知所之 、 害人之心不可有，防人之心不可无 、 胯下之辱 、 贫无立锥之地

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• Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 1106
• Scroll 1 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 975
• Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 955
• Scroll 3 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 894
• Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 834
• Scroll 4 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 816
• Scroll 5 Zhi Guan Fu Xing Chuan Hong Jue 止觀輔行傳弘決 — count: 642
• Scroll 2 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 617
• Scroll 22 Fo Zu Lidai Tong Zai 佛祖歷代通載 — count: 609
• Scroll 1 Defining the Image - Measurements in Image-Making (Fo Shuo Zaoxiang Liangdu Jing Jie) 佛說造像量度經解 — count: 600 , has English translation , has parallel version