寻 (尋) xún
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xún
verb
to search; to look for; to seek
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 找, as in 找寻 (Guoyu '尋' v 1; Han Dian '寻' v 1; Unihan '尋'; XHZD '寻' 1) -
xún
measure word
an eight chi
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: An ancient unit of length equal to 8 尺 chi (Guoyu '尋' n 1; Han Dian '寻' n; Kroll 2015 '尋' 1; XHZD '寻' 2) -
xún
verb
to investigate; to study; to research
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 寻 is similar in meaning to 探究 or 研究 (Han Dian '寻' v 3; Kroll 2015 '尋' 3) -
xún
verb
to pursue
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 寻 is similar in meaning to 追逐 (Han Dian '寻' v 10) -
xún
preposition
to go along; to follow; to trace to course
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 寻 is similar in meaning to 沿着 or 顺着 (Han Dian '寻' prep; Kroll 2015 '尋' 3a) -
xún
verb
to supress with armed forces
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Han Dian '寻' v 9) -
xún
proper noun
Xun
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '尋' n 2) -
xún
verb
to continue
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 接续 or 继续 (Guoyu '尋' v 2; Han Dian '寻' v 7) -
xún
verb
to climb
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 攀爬 or 攀缘 (Guoyu '尋' v 3) -
xún
verb
to put something to use; to make use of
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 动用 or 使用 (Guoyu '尋' v 4; Han Dian '寻' v 5; Kroll 2015 '尋' 2) -
xún
verb
to reaffirm; to reiterate
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 重申 (Guoyu '尋' v 5) -
xún
adverb
often; frequently
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 经常 (Han Dian '寻' adv 1; Guoyu '尋' adv 1) -
xún
adverb
immediately; presently
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 随即 (Guoyu '尋' adv 2; Han Dian '寻' adv 2; Kroll 2015 '尋' 4) -
xún
adverb
ordinarily; commonly
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 普通 or 一般 (Guoyu '尋' adv 3; Kroll 2015 '尋' 1a) -
xún
noun
vitarka; vitarkah; vitakka; conception; gross detection; examination; application of thought
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: vitarka, Pali: vitakka, Japanese: jin, Tibetan: rtog pa; one of the four changeable mental factors of the Mahayana teachings (BCSD '尋', p. 394; Ding '尋'; FGDB '尋'; Mahāvyutpatti 'vitarkaḥ'; MW 'vitarka'; SH '尋', p. 370; Unihan '尋')
Contained in
- 忙忙拨草去追寻(忙忙撥草去追尋) hastily making a path through the grass going in search
- 寻牛(尋牛) searching for an ox
- 须在个中寻祖意 谁知此地即灵山(須在個中尋祖意 誰知此地即靈山) Should one seek the Patriarch's heart elsewhere; Who is to tell that a place of spirituality is right here.
- 寻香城(尋香城) city of the gandharvas
- 丛林寻根之旅(叢林尋根之旅) Roots Discovery Tour to FGS
- 人间佛教何处寻(人間佛教何處尋) Where Is The Way
- 寻伺(尋伺) awareness and discrimination; coarse awareness and subtle perception
- 何须有路寻无路 莫道无门却有门(何須有路尋無路 莫道無門卻有門) Why turn from a path towards one with no way out? Don't say the door before you isn't a door.
Also contained in
寻访 、 自寻死路 、 寻机 、 不寻常 、 寻根问底 、 寻找 、 寻常 、 寻根究底 、 搜寻 、 自寻烦恼 、 踏雪寻梅 、 寻址 、 探寻 、 寻呼机 、 追寻现代中国 、 寻租 、 寻宝 、 招寻 、 推寻 、 寻花问柳 、 寻查 、 无迹可寻 、 寻获 、 寻乌 、 寻觅 、 寻欢作乐 、 寻开心 、 异乎寻常 、 耐人寻味 、 寻的 、 英寻 、 摘句寻章 、 无处可寻 、 寻衅滋事罪 、 寻寻 、 追寻 、 寻欢 、 可寻址 、 寻来范畴 、 逻辑区块寻址 、 妙探寻凶 、 寻问 、 寻事生非
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Lecture 18: Searching for Teachers and Inquiring about the Way 第十八講．尋師訪道 One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 2: Becoming a Monastic and the Rules of the Precepts 《僧事百講2－出家戒法》 — count: 35
- Buddhism and Visiting Enterprises 佛教的參訪事業 Buddhism Series 8 - Use of the Teachings 《佛教叢書8－教用》 — count: 7
- Songs 2 歌 ■之二 Buddhism Series 9 - Art and Literature 《佛教叢書9－藝文》 — count: 7
- Humanistic Buddhism and Training in Meditation 人間佛教的定學 Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》 — count: 7
- Steps in Studying Buddhism - Part 5: Four Meditations and the Eight Concentrations 學佛的次第 第五篇 四禪八定 Buddhism Series 1 - Doctrine 《佛教叢書1－教理》 — count: 7
- Hsing Yun Diary 34 - The Path of Leading the Masses 星雲日記34～領眾之道 領眾之道(1995/3/16～1995/3/31) Hsing Yun Diary (1994/9-1996/12) 《星雲日記(1994/9~1996/12)》 — count: 6
- Gathas - Seven Syllable 偈 ■七言 Buddhism Series 9 - Art and Literature 《佛教叢書9－藝文》 — count: 6
- My Interaction with the Media 我與媒體的互動 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 6 - Culture and Education 2 《百年佛緣6－文教篇2》 — count: 5
- Hsing Yun Diary 10 - Diligently Plowing the Field of the Heart: Unobstructed Passage 星雲日記10～勤耕心田 暢行無阻(1991/4/1~4/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1989/7-1991/4) 《星雲日記(1989/7~1991/4)》 — count: 5
- Abhidharma School - The Essentials of the Abhidharma School 俱舍宗 參、俱舍宗要義 Buddhism Series 6 - Schools 《佛教叢書6－宗派》 — count: 5
Collocations
- 寻师 (尋師) 因此打算離山去尋師訪道 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Making the Buddha realm magnificint without dwelling in appearances - Part 10 [Lecture] 莊嚴佛土無有住相分第十 【講話】 — count: 52
- 寻声 (尋聲) 尋聲自迴去 — The Universal Gate : a Commentary on Avalokitesvara's Universal Gate Sutra 《觀世音菩薩普門品講話》, 2. Contemplating the strength of Avalokiteśvara 二．念彼觀音力 — count: 26
- 寻一 (尋一) 慈航菩薩決定為他們覓尋一永久居處 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 1: Monastery Administration 《僧事百講1－叢林制度》, Lecture 17: Special People 第十七講‧特殊人物 — count: 9
- 寻根 (尋根) 聽說不少學禪的人要尋根 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 1: Monastery Administration 《僧事百講1－叢林制度》, Lecture 2: Chinese Monasteries 第二講‧中土叢林 — count: 9
- 难寻 (難尋) 正因為知音難尋 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 7 - Having Meaningful Interests 《迷悟之間(七)生活的情趣》, The Treasure of a Great Friendship 人貴相知 — count: 6
- 寻父 (尋父) 我曾隨著寡母四處尋父 — Hundred Sayings 1 - Perfectly Willing 《往事百語1－心甘情願》, Showing Restraint is Definitely Powerful 忍耐就是力量 — count: 6
- 要寻 (要尋) 道人若要尋歸路 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Awesome tranquility - Part 29 [Lecture] 報無住如如不動分第二十九 【講話】 — count: 6
- 寻回 (尋回) 能尋回生命的本質 — Humble Table, Wise Fare 《佛光菜根譚》, Volume 3: Good Medicine to Help Settle the Body and Mind 第三冊 身心安頓的良方 — count: 5
- 去寻 (去尋) 因此打算離山去尋師訪道 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Making the Buddha realm magnificint without dwelling in appearances - Part 10 [Lecture] 莊嚴佛土無有住相分第十 【講話】 — count: 5
- 观世音菩萨寻 (觀世音菩薩尋) 觀世音菩薩尋聲救苦 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 5: Organizational Management 《僧事百講5－組織管理》, Lecture 2: Monastic Community 第二講．和尚僧團 — count: 5