只 (隻) zhī

  1. zhī measure word measure word for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, etc
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
    Notes: Traditional: 隻; Often used where a more specific measure word like 匹, 头, 峰, or 条 cannot be used (Sun 2006, loc. 1788; Guoyu '隻' n; Kroll 2015 '隻' 2, p. 605; Unihan '隻'; XHZD '只' zhī 1, p. 976)
  2. zhī adjective single
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Traditional: 隻; in the sense of 单一 (Guoyu '隻' adj 2; Kroll 2015 '隻' 1a, p. 605; Unihan '隻'; XHZD '只' zhī 2, p. 976)
  3. zhǐ adjective lone; solitary
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Traditional: 隻; in the sense of 孤独 (Guoyu '隻' adj 1; Unihan '隻')
  4. zhī noun a single bird
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Traditional: 隻 (Kroll 2015 '隻' 1, p. 605)
  5. zhī adjective unique
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Traditional: 隻; in the sense of 独特 (Guoyu '隻' adj 3)
  6. zhǐ adverb only
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: Traditional: 只; in the sense of 仅 (Guoyu '只' adv; Unihan '只'; XHZD '只' zhǐ 1, p. 979)
  7. zhǐ conjunction but
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: Traditional: 只; in the sense of 但 (Guoyu '只' conj)
  8. zhǐ particle a particle with no meaning
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: Traditional: 只 (Guoyu '只' particle)
  9. zhǐ proper noun Zhi
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: Traditional: 只 (Guoyu '只' n)
  10. zhī adjective exclusively one's own; kevala
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: kevala, Japanese: seki (BCSD '隻', p. 1227; MW 'kevala'; Unihan '隻')

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  • Scroll 2 Zun Po Xu Mi Pusa Suo Ji Lun 尊婆須蜜菩薩所集論 — count: 11
  • Scroll 4 Wonderful, Universal, Secret and Highest Method for Meditation, Great Teaching King of Sūtras (Miao Jixiang Pingdeng Mimi Zuishang Guan Men Da Jiao Wang Jing) 妙吉祥平等祕密最上觀門大教王經 — count: 7
  • Scroll 1 Jātaka stories (Sheng Jing) 生經 — count: 6 , has English translation
  • Scroll 3 San Guo Yi Shi 三國遺事 — count: 6
  • Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 6
  • Scroll 11 Jing Lu Yi Xiang 經律異相 — count: 5
  • Scroll 25 Supplement to Records of the Transmission of the Lamp 續傳燈錄 — count: 5
  • Scroll 17 Supplement to Records of the Transmission of the Lamp 續傳燈錄 — count: 5
  • Scroll 9 Fo Zu Lidai Tong Zai 佛祖歷代通載 — count: 5
  • Scroll 25 Chu Yao Jing (Dharmapada) 出曜經 — count: 4