持 chí

1. chí verb to grasp; to hold
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 拿着 (CCD '持' 1; FE '持' 1; Guoyu '持' v 1; Kroll 2015 '持' 1, p. 51; Unihan '持')
2. chí verb to resist; to oppose
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 对抗 (CCD '持' 5; Guoyu '持' v 3; Kroll 2015 '持' 6, p. 51)
3. chí verb to uphold
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 支持 (Guoyu '持' v 4; Kroll 2015 '持' 1a, p. 51)
4. chí verb to sustain; to keep; to uphold
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CCD '持' 2; FE '持' 2; Guoyu '持' v 2; Kroll 2015 '持' 2, p. 51;Unihan '持')
5. chí verb to administer; to manage
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 主管 (CCD '持' 3; FE '持' 3; Guoyu '持' v 6; Kroll 2015 '持' 3, p. 51)
6. chí verb to control
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 控制 (CCD '持' 4; Kroll 2015 '持' 4, p. 51)
7. chí verb to be cautious
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '持' 4a, p. 51)
8. chí verb to remember
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '持' 5, p. 51)
9. chí verb to assist
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '持' v 5)
10. chí verb with; using
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As a pre-verb (Kroll 2015 '持' 7, p. 51)
11. chí noun dhara
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: dhara; for example, in 金剛持 vajradhara, a type of tantric deity (BCSD '持', p. 544; MW 'dhara; SH '持', p. 302)

Contained in

• 大白伞盖总持陀罗尼经(大白傘蓋總持陀羅尼經) Dabai Sangai Zong Chi Tuoluoni Jing
• 持句神呪经(持句神呪經) Agrapradīpadhāraṇīvidyarajasūtra; Chi Ju Shen Zhou Jing
• 菩萨戒本持犯要记(菩薩戒本持犯要記) Records for Special Requirements for Bodhisattva Precepts
• 摄无碍大悲心大陀罗尼经计一法中出无量义南方满愿补陀落海会五部诸尊等弘誓力方位及威仪形色执持三摩耶幖帜曼荼罗仪轨(攝無礙大悲心大陀羅尼經計一法中出無量義南方滿願補陀落海會五部諸尊等弘誓力方位及威儀形色執持三摩耶幖幟曼荼羅儀軌) Ritual Manual for Overcoming Hindrances with the Great Compassion Dharani Sutra, the Significance of the Complete Vows of the South, the Majestic Presence of the Deities of the Potalaka Assembly and Five Divisions, Samaya, Symbols, and Mandala
• 执持(執持) to hold firmly; grasp; dharana
• 持明 dharanī ; wisdom bearer; vidyadhara
• 受持五戒的意义(受持五戒的意義) Buddhism in Every Step: The Five Precepts
• 持世经(持世經) Lokadharaparipṛcchā; Chi Shi Jing
• 持明藏八大总持王经(持明藏八大總持王經) Eight Great Dharanis Sutra; Chi Ming Cang Ba Da Zong Chi Wang Jing
• 求闻持轨(求聞持軌) Having Requests Heard Ritual
• 一切诸如来心光明加持普贤菩萨延命金刚最胜陀罗尼经(一切諸如來心光明加持普賢菩薩延命金剛最勝陀羅尼經) Sarvatathagata Mind Radiating Light Empowers Samantabhadra Bodhisattva Longevity Vajra Dharani Sutra; Yiqie Zhuru Lai Xin Guangming Jia Chi Puxian Pusa Yan Ming Jingang Zui Sheng Tuoluoni Jing
• 持全刚(執全剛) vajradhara
• 持法 Protector of the Dharma; Dharmadhara
• 持人菩萨经(持人菩薩經) Lokadharaparipṛcchā; Chi Ren Pusa Jing
• 持戒勤修 diligently upholding the precepts
• 圣大总持王经(聖大總持王經) Mahādhāraṇīsūtra; Sheng Da Zong Chi Wang Jing
• 求闻持仪轨(求聞持儀軌) Having Requests Heard Ritual Manual
• 请新住持(請新住持) appointing a new abbot
• 慧持 Huichi
• 出生无量门持经(出生無量門持經) Anantamukhasādhakadhāraṇī; Chusheng Wuliang Men Chi Jing
• 一佛出世，千佛护持(一佛出世，千佛護持) the birth of one buddha is made possible by thousand(s) of other buddhas
• 四佛加持 empowerment of the four buddhas
• 持地菩萨(持地菩薩) Dharanimdhara Bodhisattva
• 圣持世陀罗尼经(聖持世陀羅尼經) Vasudhārādhāraṇīsūtra; Sheng Chi Shi Tuoluoni Jing
• 十种力持(十種力持) ten types of support of power
• 总持王菩萨(總持王菩薩) Dharani King Bodhisattva
• 摄持一切菩提道戒(攝持一切菩提道戒) all inclusive bodhi path precepts
• 佛说持句神呪经(佛說持句神呪經) Agrapradīpadhāraṇīvidyarajasūtra; Fo Shuo Chi Ju Shen Zhou Jing
• 止持 Observance ; proscriptive observance
• 持明金刚(持明金剛) Yamantaka
• 作持 exhortative observance
• 佛说大乘圣吉祥持世陀罗尼经(佛說大乘聖吉祥持世陀羅尼經) Vasudhārādhāraṇisūtra; Fo Shuo Dasheng Sheng Jixiang Chi Shi Tuoluoni Jing
• 大方广总持宝光明经(大方廣總持寶光明經) Ratnolkādhāraṇisūtra; Dafangguang Puxian Suo Shuo Jing
• 如法受持 upholding the Dharma
• 地持经(地持經) Sutra on Bodhisattva Stages; Bodhisattvabhūmi
• 持句 retaining the words [of a dharani]; person who retains the words
• 持戒波罗蜜(持戒波羅蜜) sila-paramita; the paramita of proper conduct
• 东方持国天王(東方持國天王) Dhrtarastra; Dhṛtarāṣṭra; Dhataraṭṭha; Deva King of the East
• 毘卢遮那成佛神变加持经(毘盧遮那成佛神變加持經) Scripture on the Enlightenment of Vairocana, his Supernatural Powers and Empowerment
• 所持 adhisthana; empowerment
• 无崖际总持法门经(無崖際總持法門經) Boundless Dharani Dharma Gate Sutra; Wu Ya Ji Zong Chi Famen Jing
• 持世陀罗尼经(持世陀羅尼經) Vasudhārādhāraṇīsūtra; Chi Shi Tuoluoni Jing

Also contained in

任持 、 争持 、 持续时间 、 撑持 、 劫持者 、 持枪抢劫 、 劫持 、 坚持己意 、 多种语言支持

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 211
• Scroll 2 Māyājālamahātantra (Fo Shuo Yujia Da Jiao Wang Jing) 佛說瑜伽大教王經 — count: 171 , has English translation
• Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 162
• Scroll 5 Sarvāstivādavinaya (Shi Song Lu) 十誦律 — count: 146
• Scroll 8 Commentary on the Yogācārabhūmiśāstra 瑜伽論記 — count: 135
• Scroll 29 Sarvāstivādavinaya (Shi Song Lu) 十誦律 — count: 135
• Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 125
• Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 115
• Scroll 58 Sarvāstivādavinaya (Shi Song Lu) 十誦律 — count: 105
• Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 97

Collocations

• 持钵 (持缽) 法服持鉢 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 8
• 持风 (持風) 二名持風 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 20 — count: 6
• 法服持 (法服持) 法服持鉢 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 5
• 擎持 (擎持) 擎持幡蓋 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 4 — count: 4
• 持幡盖 (持幡蓋) 擎持幡蓋 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 4 — count: 4
• 持财宝 (持財寶) 又如人多持財寶 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 13 — count: 4
• 持五戒 (持五戒) 謂持五戒 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 10 — count: 3
• 持想 (持想) 彼持想去 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 17 — count: 3
• 持想来 (持想來) 彼持想來 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 17 — count: 3
• 持琉璃 (持琉璃) 般遮翼持琉璃琴 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 10 — count: 3