宣 xuān
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verb
to declare; to announce
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 宣布 (CCD '宣' 1; FE '宣' 1; GHDC '宣' 1; Kroll 2015 '宣' 2, p. 517) -
proper noun
Xuan
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (CCD '宣' 6; FE '宣' 3; GHDC '宣' 7) -
adverb
thoroughly; completely
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '宣' 1b, p. 517) -
verb
to issue an imperial command; to summon to the imperial court
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 宣召 (CCD '宣' 2) -
noun
fine writing paper; xuan paper
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CCD '宣' 5) -
verb
to teach; to instruct
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '宣' 2a, p. 517) -
noun
an epithet for Confucius
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '宣' 5, p. 517) -
noun
an archaic unit of length
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Equal to 1.33 chi (Kroll 2015 '宣' 6, p. 517) -
verb
to disseminate; to propagate
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 宣 is synonymous with 宣传 or 传播 in this sense; for example, in 千字文 ”Thousand Character Classic”, 宣威 'spread fame' (FE '宣' 2; Kroll 2015 '宣' 1, p. 517; Wu and Tee 2015, loc. 2008) -
verb
to vent; to drain
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 发漏 (CCD '宣' 3; GHDC '宣' 3; Kroll 2015 '宣' 3, p. 517) -
proper noun
Xuan
Domain: Places 地方 , Concept: City 城市
Notes: (CCD '宣' 4) -
verb
to show; to display
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 显示 (GHDC '宣' 2) -
verb
commonplace; widespread
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 普遍 (GHDC '宣' 4; Kroll 2015 '宣' 1a, p. 517) -
noun
greying [hair]; black and white [hair]
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (GHDC '宣' 5; Kroll 2015 '宣' 4, p. 517) -
verb
declare; ākhyāta
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: ākhyāta, Japanese: sen (BCSD '宣', p. 379; MW 'ākhyāta'; SH '宣', p. 300; Unihan '宣')
Contained in
- 宣教 to propagate teachings
- 佛说大乘随转宣说诸法经(佛說大乘隨轉宣說諸法經) Fo Shuo Dasheng Sui Zhuan Xuanshuo Zhu Fa Jing
- 宣释(宣釋) to explain
- 宣什 Xuanshen
- 宣说(宣說) to preach; to teach publicly; to teach classics or religious texts ; instruct; upadiś
- 慈悲爱心人宣誓典礼(慈悲愛心人宣誓典禮) Pledging Ceremony for “People of Compassion and Loving Care”
- 释宣化(釋宣化) Venerable Hsuan Hua
- 道宣 Daoxuan
- 道宣律师感通录(道宣律師感通錄) Dao Xuan Lushi Gan Tong Lu
- 宣化 Xuanhua ; Xuanhua ; Hsuan Hua
- 宣说缘起初差别义(宣說緣起初差別義) describe and analyze dependent co-arising
- 中华佛教文化馆影印大藏经宣传活动(中華佛教文化館影印大藏經宣傳活動) Promotion of Tripitaka Reprinting Organized By Chung-Hwa Institute of Buddhist Culture
Also contained in
宣武区 、 宣誓 、 前秦宣昭帝 、 武宣卞皇后 、 武宣 、 明宣宗 、 宣弘 、 宣城 、 心照不宣 、 宣威市 、 鲁宣公 、 周宣王 、 宣宗 、 精勤护持助宣我法 、 大宋宣和遗事 、 宣传册 、 宣誓供词证明 、 宣称 、 人权和公民权宣言 、 宣州区 、 宣阳门 、 独立宣言 、 宣传 、 宣誓书 、 宣流 、 武宣县 、 宣扬 、 宣和 、 宣告 、 宣武 、 宣誓证言 、 宣誓就职 、 忠宣王 、 八一宣言 、 宣礼 、 宣判 、 反革命宣传煽动罪 、 宣州 、 宣抚司
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 1 Vimalakīrtinirdeśasūtra (Fo Shuo Dafang Guangdeng Ding Wang Jing) 佛說大方等頂王經 — count: 45
- Scroll 2 Tang Dynasty Zhen Yuan Era Buddhist Teachings Continued Catalog (Da Tang Zhen Yuan Xu Kaiyuan Shijiao Lu) 大唐貞元續開元釋教錄 — count: 37
- Scroll 4 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 35
- Scroll 2 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 35
- Scroll 14 Song Biographies of Eminent Monks 宋高僧傳 — count: 32 , has English translation
- Scroll 3 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 31
- Scroll 4 Daśabhūmikasūtra (Jian Bei Yiqie Zhi De Jing) 漸備一切智德經 — count: 30
- Scroll 10 Mahāratnakūṭasūtra (The Great Treasures Collection Sūtra) 大寶積經 — count: 28 , has English translation
- Scroll 3 Guo Qing Bai Lu 國清百錄 — count: 28
- Scroll 1 Sarvavaidalyasaṃgraha (Ji Zhu Fangdeng Xue Jing) 佛說濟諸方等學經 — count: 27
Collocations
- 宣令 (宣令) 宣令遠近普集講堂 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 46
- 广宣 (廣宣) 不能廣宣如來所說正法 — Saṃyuktāgama 雜阿含經, Scroll 38 — count: 8
- 重宣 (重宣) 世尊欲重宣此義 — Sutra of the Seven Buddhas 七佛經, Scroll 1 — count: 7
- 颁宣 (頒宣) 頒宣於素上 — Ekottarāgama 增壹阿含經, Scroll 44 — count: 7
- 能宣 (能宣) 豈曰能宣如來至真廣大深義 — An Alternative Translation of the Saṃyukta Āgama (Saṁyukatāgamasūtra) 別譯雜阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 5
- 击鼓宣 (擊鼓宣) 竪立大幡擊鼓宣令 — Jātaka Stories of the Bodhisattva (Pusa Ben Xing Jing) 菩薩本行經, Scroll 1 — count: 4
- 宣畅 (宣暢) 於大眾宣暢 — Saṃyuktāgama 雜阿含經, Scroll 45 — count: 4
- 具宣 (具宣) 具宣佛教 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 4
- 宣命 (宣命) 准王宣命處處告示 — Dazhengju Wang Jing (Pāyāsisuttanta) 大正句王經, Scroll 1 — count: 4
- 恒宣 (恆宣) 恒宣喜勸助 — Jātaka stories (Sheng Jing) 生經, Scroll 4 — count: 3