掌 zhǎng

1. zhǎng noun palm of the hand
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 手心 (ABC 'zhǎng' 掌 bf 1, p. 1237; Guoyu '掌' n 1; Kroll 2015 '掌' 1, p. 592; Mathews 1931 '掌', p. 22; NCCED '掌' 1, p. 2057; Unihan '掌')
2. zhǎng verb to manage; to be in charge of
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (ABC 'zhǎng' 掌 bf 5, p. 1237; Guoyu '掌' v 2; Kroll 2015 '掌' 2a, p. 592; Mathews 1931 '掌', p. 22; NCCED '掌' 4, p. 2057)
3. zhǎng noun soles of the feet; paw of an animal
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: As in 腳掌 (ABC 'zhǎng' 掌 bf 2, p. 1237; Guoyu '掌' n 2; Kroll 2015 '掌' 1a, p. 592; NCCED '掌' 5, p. 2057)
4. zhǎng measure word a move
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Martial Arts
   Notes: (Guoyu '掌' n 3)
5. zhǎng proper noun Zhang
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (Guoyu '掌' n 5)
6. zhǎng noun sole of a shoe; heel of a shoe
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (ABC 'zhǎng' 掌 bf 3, p. 1237; NCCED '掌' 7, p. 2057)
7. zhǎng verb to add; to increase
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Dialect
   Notes: In the sense of 加上 (Guoyu '掌' v 3)
8. zhǎng verb to slap; to smack
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: For example, 掌嘴 slap the face (ABC 'zhǎng' 掌 bf 6, p. 1237; Kroll 2015 '掌' 1b, p. 592; NCCED '掌' 2, p. 2057)
9. zhǎng verb to repair [shoes]
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Dialect
   Notes: (ABC 'zhǎng' 掌 bf 7, p. 1237; NCCED '掌' 8, p. 2057)
10. zhǎng verb to put in
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Dialect
    Notes: (ABC 'zhǎng' 掌 bf 8, p. 1237; NCCED '掌' 9, p. 2057)
11. zhǎng verb to hold
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '掌' 2, p. 592; NCCED '掌' 3, p. 2057)
12. zhǎng noun a horseshoe
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (NCCED '掌' 7, p. 2057)
13. zhǎng noun palm; holding; kara
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: kara, Japanese: shō (BCSD '掌', p. 553; DJBT '掌', p. 423; MW 'kara'; SH '掌', p. 372)

Contained in

• 掌中论(掌中論) Hastavālaprakaraṇa; Zhang Zhong Lun
• 十二合掌 join palms twelve times
• 掌珍论(掌珍論) Jewel in the Hand Treatise
• 生活乐趣 困难时先忧后乐 失意时苦中想乐 贫苦时知足常乐 落魄时奋起为乐 受罪时忏悔得乐 委屈时放下能乐 忙碌时闹中取乐 饭食时感恩有乐 耕种时收成获乐 休憩时舒服安乐 独处时自得其乐 布施时为善最乐 安居时淡泊自乐 应酬时谈笑共乐 得意时怡然享乐 富贵时与众同乐 团圆时天伦之乐 掌权时助人为乐 日常时平安喜乐 修行时吾有法乐(生活樂趣 困難時先憂後樂 失意時苦中想樂 貧苦時知足常樂 落魄時奮起為樂 受罪時懺悔得樂 委屈時放下能樂 忙碌時鬧中取樂 飯食時感恩有樂 耕種時收成獲樂 休憩時舒服安樂 獨處時自得其樂 布施時為善最樂 安居時淡泊自樂 應酬時談笑共樂 得意時怡然享樂 富貴時與眾同樂 團圓時天倫之樂 掌權時助人為樂 日常時平安喜樂 修行時吾有法樂) The “Fun” about Life Enjoy the sorrow in times of tribulations. Enjoy the pain in times of disappointment. Enjoy the sense of contentment in times of poverty. Enjoy the efforts in times of failure. Enjoy the repentance in times of transgression. Enjoy letting go in times of aggrievement. Enjoy the excitement in times of activity. Enjoy the gratitude in times of eating. Enjoy the harvest in times of cultivation. Enjoy the comfort in times of rest. Enjoy the moments in times of solitude. Enjoy doing good deeds in times of giving. Enjoy the simplicity in times of dwelling at home. Enjoy the friendly exchanges in times of social engagement. Enjoy the happiness in times of success. Enjoy the ability to share in times of wealth. Enjoy the intimacy in times of family reunion. Enjoy the luxury of helping others when in acceptance of power. Enjoy the blessings of safety in ordinary times. Enjoy the joy of Dharma in times of spiritual cultivation.
• 宝掌菩萨(寶掌菩薩) Ratnapāni bodhisattva
• 职掌经藏(職掌經藏) in charge of the sutra repository

Also contained in

执掌 、 反掌折枝 、 鱼与熊掌 、 掌玺官 、 掌故 、 掌骨 、 八卦掌 、 仙人掌果 、 掌上电脑 、 掌子面 、 鞅掌 、 掌印 、 掌书记 、 甩手掌柜 、 掌上之珠 、 反掌 、 了若指掌 、 掌珠 、 主掌 、 掌嘴 、 掌相 、 擎拳合掌 、 掌纹 、 掌秤 、 长掌义县龙 、 掌柜 、 鸭掌 、 掌击 、 掌家 、 掌畜令 、 鱼与熊掌不可兼得 、 易如反掌 、 了如指掌 、 孤掌难鸣 、 分掌 、 拊掌 、 一个巴掌拍不响 、 掌教 、 掌厨 、 脚掌 、 掌管 、 易如翻掌 、 巴掌 、 掌颊 、 鼓掌

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Truncated for common words

• Scroll 9 Amoghapāśakalparājasūtra (Bu Kong Juan Suo Shenbian Zhenyan Jing) 不空羂索神變真言經 — count: 52
• Scroll 4 Dharanisamgraha Sutra (Collected Dharanis Sutra) 陀羅尼集經 — count: 41 , has English translation
• Scroll 3 Five Buddha Crowns Samadhi Dharani Sutra; Wu Fo Ding Sanmei Tuoluoni Jing 五佛頂三昧陀羅尼經 — count: 41
• Scroll 11 Dharanisamgraha Sutra (Collected Dharanis Sutra) 陀羅尼集經 — count: 40 , has English translation
• Scroll 3 One Syllable Buddhosnisa Wheel Turning Ruler Sutra (Yizi Fo Ding Lunwang Jing) 一字佛頂輪王經 — count: 39
• Scroll 13 Commentary on the Vairocana Sutra 大毘盧遮那成佛經疏 — count: 37
• Scroll 7 Dharanisamgraha Sutra (Collected Dharanis Sutra) 陀羅尼集經 — count: 36 , has English translation
• Scroll 4 One Syllable Buddhosnisa Wheel Turning Ruler Sutra (Yizi Fo Ding Lunwang Jing) 一字佛頂輪王經 — count: 34
• Scroll 4 Amoghapāśakalparājasūtra (Bu Kong Juan Suo Shenbian Zhenyan Jing) 不空羂索神變真言經 — count: 34
• Scroll 1 Great Usnisa Radiance Sitatapatra Divine Powers Collected Dharanis Sutra, Yamantaka Golden Wheel Samadhi Mantra (Da Fo Ding Rulai Fang Guang Xi Da Duo Ban Da Luo Da Shenli Dou She Yiqie Zhou Wang Tuoluoni Jing Da Wei De Zui Sheng Jin Lun Sanmei Zhou Pin) 大佛頂如來放光悉怛多般怛羅大神力都攝一切呪王陀羅尼經大威德最勝金輪三昧呪品 — count: 33

Collocations

• 掌中 (掌中) 世尊以右手接散陀那居士置掌中 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 59
• 右掌 (右掌) 以燒鐵釘釘其右掌 — Creation and Destruction of the World (Da Lou Tan Jing) 大樓炭經, Scroll 2 — count: 11
• 如观掌 (如觀掌) 十九者如觀掌中阿摩勒果如是能見解脫大甲 — Dasheng Bensheng Xin Di Guan Jing 大乘本生心地觀經, Scroll 8 — count: 9
• 置掌 (置掌) 世尊以右手接散陀那居士置掌中 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 5
• 掌内 (掌內) 今此童子兩手掌內有金剛文 — Fo Ben Xing Ji Jing (Abhiniṣkramaṇasūtra) 佛本行集經, Scroll 9 — count: 5
• 右手掌 (右手掌) 授辟支佛緣覺世尊右手掌中 — Jinse Wang Jing (Kanakavarṇapūrvayoga)金色王經, Scroll 1 — count: 5
• 掌观 (掌觀) 如掌觀珠 — Ekottarāgama 增壹阿含經, Scroll 20 — count: 4
• 爪掌 (爪掌) 合十指爪掌白言 — The Lotus Sutra (Miaofa Lianhua Jing) 妙法蓮華經, Scroll 7 — count: 4
• 两手掌 (兩手掌) 又兩手掌釘兩鐵釘 — Sutra on the Causes and Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Yin Ben Jing) 起世因本經, Scroll 2 — count: 4
• 犹如掌 (猶如掌) 猶如掌中見阿摩勒果 — Yangjuemoluo Jing (Aṅgulimālīyasūtra) 央掘魔羅經, Scroll 2 — count: 3