归 (歸) guī

1. guī verb to go back; to return
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 返回 (Guoyu '歸' v 2; Kroll 2015 '歸' 1, p. 146; Rouzer 2007, p. 27; Unihan '歸'; XHZD '歸' 1, p. 252)
2. guī verb to belong to; to be classified as
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense 属于 (Guoyu '歸' v 5; XHZD '歸' 4, p. 252)
3. guī verb to take refuge in; to rely on; to depend on
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 依附 (Guoyu '歸' v 4; Kroll 2015 '歸' 2, p. 146)
4. guī verb used between a repeated verb to indicate contrast
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: (Guoyu '歸' v 7)
5. guī verb to revert to; to give back to
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '歸' v 3; Kroll 2015 '歸' 4, p. 146; Rouzer 2007, p. 27; Unihan '歸')
6. guī verb (of a woman) to get married
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '歸' v 1; Kroll 2015 '歸' 3, p. 146)
7. guī verb to assemble; to meet together; to converge
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 聚 (Guoyu '歸' v 6; XHZD '歸' 2, p. 252)
8. guī verb to appreciate; to admire
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '歸' 5, p. 146)
9. guī verb to divide with a single digit divisor
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (XHZD '歸' 5, p. 252)
10. guī verb to pledge allegiance to
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As in 归顺 (Kroll 2015 '歸' 2, p. 146; Wu and Tee 2015, loc. 421)
11. guī verb to withdraw
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '歸' 1b, p. 146)
12. guī verb to settle down
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '歸' 2a, p. 146)
13. guī proper noun Gui
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '歸' n)
14. kuì verb to give; to sacrifice food
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As a variant of 馈 (Guoyu '歸' kuì v; Kroll 2015 '歸' kuì, p. 146)
15. kuì adjective ashamed
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As a variant of 愧 (Guoyu '歸' kuì adj)

Contained in

• 归寂(歸寂) to pass to nirvana
• 归家稳坐(歸家穩坐) return home and sit peacefully
• 堪归(堪歸) śaraṇya
• 归依佛(歸依佛) to take refuge in the Buddha
• 三归戒(三歸戒) to take refuge in the Triple Gem
• 归程详参(歸程詳參) to return for more intensive study
• 归敬(歸敬) namo; to pay respect to; to take refuge
• 百千法门　同归方寸(百千法門　同歸方寸) A Hundred, and Thousand Teachings; All Lead Back to the Same Mind
• 万善同归集(萬善同歸集) The Common End of Myriad Good Practices; Wanshan Tonggui Ji
• 佛指舍利赴台迎归法会(佛指舍利赴台迎歸法會) Dharma Service for Returning of the Buddha's Finger Relic
• 世间有水皆归海 天下无山空飞云(世間有水皆歸海 天下無山空飛雲) All waters in this world return to the sea; No clouds float above empty mountains.
• 归真(歸真) to return to Tathata
• 水流源归海 月落不离天(水流源歸海 月落不離天) All waters return to the sea; The moon never leaves the sky.
• 摄相归性体(攝相歸性體) attributes held together are returned to their own essence

Also contained in

归仁 、 荣归 、 南归 、 归去来辞 、 树高千丈，叶落归根 、 归咎 、 归并排序 、 复归 、 于归之喜 、 归田 、 万境归空 、 归服 、 归趋 、 归去 、 归途 、 秭归 、 线性回归 、 归籍 、 驾鹤西归 、 完璧归赵 、 回归年 、 视死如归 、 完全归纳推理 、 归于 、 赵归真 、 长归 、 改邪归正 、 来归 、 言归正传 、 归一 、 猛虎归山，蛟龙入海 、 实至名归 、 海归 、 归经 、 异途同归 、 归因 、 归零地

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• Shi Poetry - Seven Syllable 詩 ■七言 Buddhism Series 9 - Art and Literature 《佛教叢書9－藝文》 — count: 12
• Standards for Language in Buddhist Monasteries 佛教叢林語言規範 Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》 — count: 11
• 6. Funeral Ceremonies - 4. Appendix 陸、喪葬禮儀篇 四、附錄 Buddhism Series 7 - Organization and Ceremonies 《佛教叢書7－儀制》 — count: 10
• Chapter 4: Reserve some Space - Returning to One's Place of Birth 卷四　預留空間 歸誰養 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 7 - A Footprint with Every Step 《人間萬事7－一步一腳印》 — count: 10
• Chapter 4: Keeping in Step with the World - Returning to Origins 卷四　與世界接軌 ■歸源 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 8 - The World's Energy 《人間萬事8－人間的能源》 — count: 9
• Inscriptions 碑銘 Buddhism Series 9 - Art and Literature 《佛教叢書9－藝文》 — count: 8
• Section 2 China - Chapter 9: Chan School of Buddhism Gathers Large Numbers of Followers 第二篇　中國篇 第九章　禪宗的風起雲湧 Buddhism Series 5 - Buddhist History 《佛教叢書5－教史》 — count: 8
• Pure Land School - 3. The Patriarchs and Continued Tradition of the Pure Land School 淨土宗 參、淨土宗祖師傳承 Buddhism Series 6 - Schools 《佛教叢書6－宗派》 — count: 8
• Hsing Yun Diary 37 - Wholesome Understanding: The Spirit of Volunteering 星雲日記37～善聽 義工精神(1995/10/1～1995/10/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1994/9-1996/12) 《星雲日記(1994/9~1996/12)》 — count: 8
• Chapter 10: The Causes and Conditions of My Speeches Propogating the Dharma 【十說】我弘講的因緣 Hear Me Out: Messages from a Humble Monk 《貧僧有話要說》 — count: 7

Collocations

• 返归 (返歸) 返歸自心 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, True merit melts karmic obstructions - Part 16 [Lecture] 金剛功德業障冰消分第十六 【講話】 — count: 6
• 归自心 (歸自心) 返歸自心 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, True merit melts karmic obstructions - Part 16 [Lecture] 金剛功德業障冰消分第十六 【講話】 — count: 5
• 会归 (會歸) 引眾生會歸中道 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Non-attachment and no speaking overcome obstructions to logical reasoning - Part 7 [Lecture] 無得無說破事理障分第七 【講話】 — count: 5
• 福归 (福歸) 福歸施主 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 3: Activities at Places of Practice 《僧事百講3－道場行事》, Lecture 5: Entering and Leaving Buddha Halls 第五講．佛殿進出 — count: 4
• 归投 (歸投) 後來歸投到佛教的懷抱中來的人也很多 — The Universal Gate : a Commentary on Avalokitesvara's Universal Gate Sutra 《觀世音菩薩普門品講話》, 2: The Thirty Three Manifestations of Avalokiteśvara (heavenly body and human body) 二．三十三身（天身、人身） — count: 4
• 归源 (歸源) 不如法施可令人返本歸源的功德 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, The name of this sutra - Part 13 [Lecture] 如法受持第一義諦分第十三 【講話】 — count: 4
• 归中道 (歸中道) 引眾生會歸中道 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Non-attachment and no speaking overcome obstructions to logical reasoning - Part 7 [Lecture] 無得無說破事理障分第七 【講話】 — count: 4
• 归施主 (歸施主) 福歸施主 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 3: Activities at Places of Practice 《僧事百講3－道場行事》, Lecture 5: Entering and Leaving Buddha Halls 第五講．佛殿進出 — count: 4
• 归无常 (歸無常) 寶物歸無常 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, The Seven Jewels of the Ganges is inferior to the unconditioned - Part 11 [Lecture] 恆河七寶不如無為分第十一 【講話】 — count: 3
• 色归 (色歸) 以會色歸空 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, The name of this sutra - Part 13 [Lecture] 如法受持第一義諦分第十三 【講話】 — count: 3