寂 (zik6 | ji4 ji2) : quiet; still; lonely

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寂

zik6

ji4 ji2

[1] quiet; still; silent
[2] lonely; lonesome; solitary

Pinyin ji4 is used in mainland China; ji2 in Taiwan.

Stroke count: 11

Level: 2

Radical: 宀 (#40)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

寂

This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 7th Dec 2010 13:43

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寂寞 zik6 mok6 ji2 mo4 (Taiwan), ji4 mo4 (PRC) = lonely; lonesome; solitude

寂靜 zik6 zing6 ji2 jing4 (Taiwan), ji4 jing4 (PRC) = quiet

無敵是最寂寞 mou4 dik6 si6 zeoi3 zik6 mok6 = no competitors makes you feel lonely

孤寂 gu1 zik6 gu1 ji4 = lonely

圓寂 jyun4 zik6 yuan2 ji4 = passed away (usually for religious people)

寂寥 zik6 liu4 ji4 liao2 = solitary; lonesome

萬籟俱寂 maan6 laai6 keoi1 zik6 wan4 lai4 ju4 ji4 = all is quiet

沉寂 cam4 zik6 chen2 ji2 = silent

寂寞星球 zik6 mok6 sing1 kau4 ji2 mo4 xing1 qiu2 (Taiwan), ji4 mo4 xing1 qiu2 (PRC) = Lonely Planet

闃寂 gwik1 zik6 qu4 ji2 [TW] / ji4 [PRC] = tranquil; quiet

Showing 1 example containing 寂

方丈已經圓寂五年 ?!
The abbot has passed away for five years
[Sample sentence now uses 方丈 (abbot, head monk) as the subject of the sentence. But the audio still uses 道師 (Taoist priest) which appeared in the older version. As 圓寂 (in the middle of the sentence) is a Buddhist term, I think 方丈 is corre]

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Decimal representation of this word: 寂
Unicode code for this character: U+5bc2 (off-site link)

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