指 zhǐ
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verb
to point
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (ABC 'zhǐ' 指 v 1; Guoyu '指' v 1; Kroll 2015 '指' 2, p. 606; NCCED '指' 3; Unihan '指') -
noun
finger
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 手指 (ABC 'zhǐ' 指 bf 1; Guoyu '指' n 1; Kroll 2015 '指' 1, p. 606; NCCED '指' 1; Unihan '指') -
measure word
digit; fingerwidth
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
Notes: (ABC 'zhǐ' 指 m; Guoyu '指' n 2; NCCED '指' 2) -
verb
to indicate
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '指' 2, p. 607; NCCED '指' 5) -
verb
to make one's hair stand on end
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (NCCED '指' 4) -
verb
to refer to
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (ABC 'zhǐ' 指 v 2; Kroll 2015 '指' 2b, p. 607; NCCED '指' 6) -
verb
to rely on; to depend on
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 依赖 (ABC 'zhǐ' 指 v 3; Guoyu '指' v 3; NCCED '指' 7) -
noun
toe
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 腳趾頭 (ABC 'zhǐ' 指 bf 2; Kroll 2015 '指' 1a, p. 606) -
verb
to face towards
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 朝向 (Guoyu '指' v 2; Kroll 2015 '指' 2a, p. 606) -
verb
to face upwards; to be upright
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 直立 (Guoyu '指' v 5; Kroll 2015 '指' 2c, p. 606) -
verb
to take responsibility for
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '指' 3, p. 606) -
noun
meaning; purpose
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 用意 or 主旨 (Guoyu '指' n 3; Kroll 2015 '指' 4, p. 606) -
verb
to denounce
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 斥责 (Guoyu '指' v 4) -
noun
finger; aṅguli
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: aṅguli, Japanese: shi, Tibetan: sor mo (BCSD '指', p. 546; MW 'aṅguli'; Unihan '指')
Contained in
- 宝王三昧念佛直指(寶王三昧念佛直指) Bao Wang Sanmei Nian Fo Zhi Zhi
- 直指寺 Jikjisa
- 一指头禅(一指頭禪) single finger Chan
- 莲花指(蓮花指) BLIA Lotus Mudra
- 一弹指顷(一彈指頃) a snap of the fingers; in a flash; in the twinkling of an eye ; a snap of the finger
Also contained in
扳指 、 令人发指 、 指令名字 、 官话指南 、 指到 、 手指头 、 将指 、 发出指示 、 指挥 、 指认 、 屈指一算 、 指日可待 、 指大词缀 、 十二指肠 、 总指挥部 、 意指 、 指小 、 执行指挥官 、 指代 、 翘拇指 、 脊椎指压疗法 、 指鹿为马 、 消费价格指数 、 颐指 、 手指 、 了若指掌 、 指责 、 指挥者 、 指压 、 直指 、 扳指儿 、 指数函数 、 二指 、 戟指 、 屈指 、 指甲剪 、 弹指一挥间 、 指指点点 、 指称 、 特指问句 、 指派 、 指头 、 股票指数 、 指麾 、 莅临指导 、 示指
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 1 Defining the Image - Measurements in Image-Making (Fo Shuo Zaoxiang Liangdu Jing Jie) 佛說造像量度經解 — count: 386 , has English translation , has parallel version
- Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 351
- Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 348
- Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 195
- Scroll 13 Commentary on the Vairocana Sutra 大毘盧遮那成佛經疏 — count: 164
- Scroll 11 Dharanisamgraha Sutra (Collected Dharanis Sutra) 陀羅尼集經 — count: 123 , has English translation
- Scroll 7 Dharanisamgraha Sutra (Collected Dharanis Sutra) 陀羅尼集經 — count: 96 , has English translation
- Scroll 1 Heart Mantra of the Responsive Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva 觀自在菩薩隨心呪經 — count: 92
- Scroll 3 Five Buddha Crowns Samadhi Dharani Sutra; Wu Fo Ding Sanmei Tuoluoni Jing 五佛頂三昧陀羅尼經 — count: 83
- Scroll 4 Dharanisamgraha Sutra (Collected Dharanis Sutra) 陀羅尼集經 — count: 82 , has English translation
Collocations
- 一指 (一指) 至人一指量 — Seven Suns Sutra (Saboduo Suliyunaye Jing) 薩鉢多酥哩踰捺野經, Scroll 1 — count: 40
- 四指 (四指) 長齊四指 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 1 — count: 21
- 足指 (足指) 大人足指纖長 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 11 — count: 13
- 人指 (人指) 彼人指貝曰 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 7 — count: 8
- 十指 (十指) 正使燒十指 — Saṃyuktāgama 雜阿含經, Scroll 50 — count: 6
- 指作 (指作) 彼殺人以指作花髻 — Yangjueji Jing (Aṅgulimālīyasūtra) 佛說鴦崛髻經, Scroll 1 — count: 6
- 指纤 (指纖) 五者手足指纖 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 5
- 取指 (取指) 一一取指 — Yangjuemoluo Jing (Aṅgulimālīyasūtra) 央掘魔羅經, Scroll 1 — count: 4
- 八指 (八指) 髮埀八指 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 18 — count: 4
- 指取 (指取) 我欲試以指取地味甞之 — Creation and Destruction of the World (Da Lou Tan Jing) 大樓炭經, Scroll 6 — count: 4