There are 12 total results for your 太極 search.
Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
太極 太极 see styles |
tài jí tai4 ji2 t`ai chi tai chi taikyoku たいきょく |
More info & calligraphy: Tai Chi / Tai Jitaiji (in Chinese philosophy, the principle that embodies all potential things, incl. time and space); (personal name) Taikyoku |
太極劍 太极剑 see styles |
tài jí jiàn tai4 ji2 jian4 t`ai chi chien tai chi chien |
a kind of traditional Chinese sword-play |
太極図 see styles |
taikyokuzu たいきょくず |
taijitu (chi:); cosmic dual forces symbol; yin-yang symbol |
太極圖 太极图 see styles |
tài jí tú tai4 ji2 tu2 t`ai chi t`u tai chi tu |
diagram of cosmological scheme; Yin-Yang symbol ☯ |
太極拳 太极拳 see styles |
tài jí quán tai4 ji2 quan2 t`ai chi ch`üan tai chi chüan taikyokuken たいきょくけん |
More info & calligraphy: Tai Chi Chuan / Tai Ji Quan{MA} grand ultimate fist; Tai Chi Chuan |
太極旗 see styles |
taikyokuki; tegukki たいきょくき; テグッキ |
Taegukgi; national flag of South Korea |
打太極 打太极 see styles |
dǎ tài jí da3 tai4 ji2 ta t`ai chi ta tai chi |
to practice tai chi; (fig.) to avoid responsibility; to pass the buck |
皇太極 皇太极 see styles |
huáng tài jí huang2 tai4 ji2 huang t`ai chi huang tai chi |
Hong Taiji (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4], reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1], then founded the Qing dynasty 大清[Da4 Qing1] and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor; posomethingumous name 清太宗[Qing1 Tai4 zong1] |
太極圖說 太极图说 see styles |
tài jí tú shuō tai4 ji2 tu2 shuo1 t`ai chi t`u shuo tai chi tu shuo |
philosophical book by Song dynasty scholar Zhou Dunyi 周敦頤|周敦颐[Zhou1 Dun1 yi2], starting from an interpretation of the Book of Changes |
武術太極拳 see styles |
bujutsutaikyokuken ぶじゅつたいきょくけん |
wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts |
皇太極清太宗 皇太极清太宗 see styles |
huáng tài jí qīng tài zōng huang2 tai4 ji2 qing1 tai4 zong1 huang t`ai chi ch`ing t`ai tsung huang tai chi ching tai tsung |
Hong Taiji (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4], reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1], then founded the Qing dynasty 大清[Da4 Qing1] and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor |
日本健康太極拳協会 see styles |
nipponkenkoutaikyokukenkyoukai / nipponkenkotaikyokukenkyokai にっぽんけんこうたいきょくけんきょうかい |
(org) Japan Health Taijiquan Association; (o) Japan Health Taijiquan Association |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 12 results for "太極" in Chinese and/or Japanese.Information about this dictionary:
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Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House
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