Liu shu, Liù shù, Liǔ shù, Liù shū: 8 definitions
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In Buddhism
Chinese Buddhism
六術 [liu shu]—idem 六種外道 [liu zhong wai dao]; see 六行 [liu xing].
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
六術 [liu shu]—(liù shù) — [Glossary entry] These are the six types of heterodox schools (外道 [wai dao]) from India (天竺 [tian zhu]). The preface to the Guang Hongming Ji (廣弘明集 [guang hong ming ji]) states: "The six heterodox schools flourished during the Buddhist era (佛代 [fu dai]), and the Three Zhangs (三張 [san zhang]) encroached upon the flow of Dharma (法流 [fa liu])."
六術—【雜語】天竺之六種外道也。廣弘明集序曰：「六術揚於佛代，三張冒於法流。」
[zá yǔ] tiān zhú zhī liù zhǒng wài dào yě. guǎng hóng míng jí xù yuē: “liù shù yáng yú fú dài, sān zhāng mào yú fǎ liú.”
[za yu] tian zhu zhi liu zhong wai dao ye. guang hong ming ji xu yue: "liu shu yang yu fu dai, san zhang mao yu fa liu."
六術 t = 六术 s = liù shù p refers to [phrase] “six [ascetic] schools”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao] , Subdomain: India; Notes: See 六種苦行外道 [liu zhong ku xing wai dao](SH '六術 [liu shu]', p. 138) .
Chinese Buddhism (漢傳佛教, hanchuan fojiao) is the form of Buddhism that developed in China, blending Mahayana teachings with Daoist and Confucian thought. Its texts are mainly in Classical Chinese, based on translations from Sanskrit. Major schools include Chan (Zen), Pure Land, Tiantai, and Huayan. Chinese Buddhism has greatly influenced East Asian religion and culture.
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[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
六書 [liù shū] [liu shu]—
1. Six methods of creating Chinese characters (中國文字 [zhong guo wen zi]). Namely, pictographs (象形 [xiang xing]), ideograms (指事 [zhi shi]), associative compounds (會意 [hui yi]), picto-phonetic characters (形聲 [xing sheng]), mutually explanatory characters (轉注 [zhuan zhu]), and phonetic loans (假借 [jia jie]). See Xu Shen's (許慎 [xu shen]) "Preface to Shuowen Jiezi" (說文解字序 [shuo wen jie zi xu]) from the Han (漢 [han]) Dynasty, with annotations by Duan Yucai (段玉裁 [duan yu cai]) of the Qing (清 [qing]) Dynasty. Also known as "Liu Ti" (六體 [liu ti]).
2. Six types of script during Wang Mang's (王莽 [wang mang]) reign. Namely, ancient script (古文 [gu wen]), unusual characters (奇字 [qi zi]), seal script (篆書 [zhuan shu]), Zuo script (左書 [zuo shu]), Miao script (繆書 [mou shu]), and bird-worm script (鳥蟲書 [niao chong shu]). See Xu Shen's (許慎 [xu shen]) "Preface to Shuowen Jiezi" (說文解字序 [shuo wen jie zi xu]) from the Han (漢 [han]) Dynasty. Also known as "Liu Ti" (六體 [liu ti]).
六書：1.為中國文字的六種創造方法。即象形、指事、會意、形聲、轉注、假借。見漢．許慎〈說文解字序〉清．段玉裁．注。也稱為「六體」。
2.王莽時的六種字體。即古文、奇字、篆書、左書、繆書、鳥蟲書。見漢．許慎〈說文解字序〉。也稱為「六體」。
liù shū:1. wèi zhōng guó wén zì de liù zhǒng chuàng zào fāng fǎ. jí xiàng xíng,, zhǐ shì,, huì yì,, xíng shēng,, zhuǎn zhù,, jiǎ jiè. jiàn hàn． xǔ shèn 〈shuō wén jiě zì xù〉 qīng． duàn yù cái． zhù. yě chēng wèi “liù tǐ” .
2. wáng mǎng shí de liù zhǒng zì tǐ. jí gǔ wén,, qí zì,, zhuàn shū,, zuǒ shū,, móu shū,, niǎo chóng shū. jiàn hàn． xǔ shèn 〈shuō wén jiě zì xù〉. yě chēng wèi “liù tǐ” .
liu shu:1. wei zhong guo wen zi de liu zhong chuang zao fang fa. ji xiang xing,, zhi shi,, hui yi,, xing sheng,, zhuan zhu,, jia jie. jian han. xu shen
2. wang mang shi de liu zhong zi ti. ji gu wen,, qi zi,, zhuan shu,, zuo shu,, mou shu,, niao chong shu. jian han. xu shen
1) 六書 t = 六书 s = liù shū p refers to “Six Methods of forming Chinese characters, according to Han dictionary Shuowen 說文 | 说文 - namely, two primary methods: 象形 (pictogram), 指事 (ideogram), two compound methods: 會意 | 会意 (combined ideogram), 形聲 | 形声 (ideogram plus phonetic), and two transfer methods: 假借 (loan), 轉注 | 转注 (transfer)”.
2) 柳樹 t = 柳树 s = liǔ shù p refers to “willow”..
1) 柳樹 t = 柳树 s = liǔ shù p refers to [noun] “willow”; Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 [xian dai han yu] , Subdomain: Botany , Concept: Tree 树 [shu]; Notes: (CC-CEDICT '柳樹 [liu shu]'; Guoyu '柳樹 [liu shu]'; Wikipedia '柳树 [liu shu]') .
2) 六書 t = 六书 s = liù shū p refers to [noun] “six methods”; Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 [xian dai han yu]; Notes: Six methods of forming Chinese characters; a system of character classification into six categories, described in the Han dictionary Shuowen Jiezi 说文解字 [shuo wen jie zi]: (1) pictogram 象形 [xiang xing], ideogram 指示 [zhi shi], combined ideogram 会议 [hui yi], phonogram 形声 [xing sheng], transfer character 转注 [zhuan zhu], and loan character 假借 [jia jie] (Norman 1988, pp. 67-68; Sun 2006, loc. 1132) ..
六術 [liù shù] refers to: “six (ascetic) techniques”.
六術 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Vietnamese] lục thuật.
[Korean] 육술 / yuksul.
[Japanese] ロクジュツ / rokujutsu.
Chinese language.
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Partial matches: Liu, Shou, Shu.
Starts with: Liu shu ji sheng, Liu shuai, Liu shui, Liu shui ban, Liu shui bu fu, Liu shui guan ding, Liu shui hao, Liu shui luo hua, Liu shui wu qing, Liu shui yao, Liu shui zhang.
Full-text (+73): Jiu shi liu shu, Liu er, Xing sheng, Lou chun he shang, Jiao, Jia jie zi, He liu, Cuu thap luc thuat, Hui yi zi, Jiang sheng, Gui bu mu, Liu zhong wai dao, Bu zhi he xu ren, Li tuo, Tao qian wu liu, Liu guai zi bing, Liu shu ji sheng, Liao, Mao ming ding ti, Tao hua.
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