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相 xiāng

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)
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)
xiàng noun appearance; portrait; picture
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (GHDC 2 '相' 2; Guoyu '相' xiàng n 1)
xiàng noun countenance; personage; character; disposition
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (GHDC 2 '相' 9; Kroll 2015 '相' xiàng 4, p. 497)
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)
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)
xiàng noun a sign; a mark; appearance
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '相' xiàng 4a, p. 497)
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)
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)
xiāng noun form substance
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 实质 (FE '相' 2; GHDC 1 '相' 3)
xiāng verb to express
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (GHDC 1 '相' 2)
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)
xiāng proper noun Xiang
Domain: History 历史 , Concept: Ancient City 古城
Notes: (GHDC 2 '相' 8)
xiāng noun an ancient musical instrument
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (GHDC 2 '相' 10; Guoyu '相' xiàng n 4)
xiāng noun the seventh lunar month
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 相月 (GHDC 2 '相' 11)
xiāng verb to compare
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 比较 (Guoyu '相' xiāng adv 2)
xiàng verb to divine
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 占视 (Guoyu '相' xiàng v 2)
xiàng verb to administer
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 治理 (Guoyu '相' xiàng v 4)
xiàng noun helper for a blind person
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '相' xiàng n 3)
xiāng noun rhythm [music]
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '相' xiāng 3, p. 497)
xiāng noun the upper frets of a pipa
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '相' xiāng 3a, p. 497)
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')
xiàng noun ministry
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '相' xiàng 1a, p. 497)
xiàng verb to supplement; to enhance
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '相' xiàng 2, p. 497)
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)
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)
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')
xiàng noun a perception; cognition; conceptualization; a notion
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: saṃjñā, Pali: saññā (BCSD '相', p. 870)

Contained in

自我观照但求诸己自我更新不断净化自我实践不假外求自我离相不计内外(自我觀照但求諸己自我更新不斷淨化自我實踐不假外求自我離相不計內外) Reflect upon oneself, and seek the cause in oneself. Reinvent oneself, and continue to purify oneself. Live up to oneself, and never rely on others. Detach from oneself, and never discriminate.
净念相继(淨念相繼) Continuous Thoughts of Purity
法身非相 the body of the Dharma has no appearance
白毫相 urnalaksana; urnakesa; urnakosa
相应心(相應心) a mind associated with mental afflictions
三十二大士相 thirty two marks of excellence
梦感好相(夢感好相) good signs seen in a dream
自教相违(自教相違) contradicting one's own teaching
印相 a mudra; a hand gesture
两部大法相承师资付法记(兩部大法相承師資付法記) Liang Bu Da Fa Xiangcheng Shi Zi Fu Fa Ji
事相 phenomenon; esoteric practice
光明相 halo; nimbus
离一切诸相(離一切諸相) transcend all perceptions
相似觉(相似覺) Enlightenment in Appearance ; enlightenment in appearance
自教相违过(自教相違過) the error of contradicting one's own teaching
田相衣 kasapa; patch robe
相续识(相續識) continuing mind
宝相(寶相) Excellent Marks ; precious likeness; noble marks ; Ratnaketu
有受尽相种子(有受盡相種子) karmic seed
法相唯识学(法相唯識學) Faxiang School
百字果相应(百字果相應) intercorrespondence with the result of the hundred characters

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形相、班荆相对、桴鼓相应、洋相、相随、相命者、互相连接、相就、相争、同性相斥、银耳相思鸟、相山区、骨肉相连、相抵、两虎相争、同病相怜、向下相容、亮相、同类相食、世代相传、不相上下、口耳相传、相机而行、将相、水相、长相、命与之相连、相背、互相、相邻

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Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 546
Scroll 19 Commentary on the Yogācārabhūmiśāstra 瑜伽論記 — count: 505
Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 499
Scroll 307 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 394 , 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 43 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 353 , 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 45 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 335 , has parallel version
Scroll 5 Commentary on the Mūlamadhyamakakārikā 中觀論疏 — count: 316
Scroll 2 Notes on the Viṁśatikāvṛtti 成唯識論述記 — count: 277