Taxonomy of meanings for 寂:　　

  • 寂 jì (OC: zlɯɯwɢ MC: dzek) 前歷切 入 廣韻：【亦同寂 】
  • 寂 jì (OC: sɡlɯɯwɡ MC: dzek) 前歷切 入 廣韻：【靜也安也前歷切五 】
    • CONCENTRATE
      • VPiactBUDDH: engage in quiet contemplation/meditation [mod. CH]
    • EMPTY
      • PEACEFUL
        • vi(of an environment) be calm, serene; (of a person) be calm, serene
        • NPabbuddhistBUDDH: tranquillity (sometimes used as description of nirvāṇa 涅槃); skr. śānti, pali santi
      • SILENCE
        • vadVsilently, quietly
        • vibe free from sound, be quiet, be serene
        • v[adN]poeticwhat is deadly dull and mute, what gives off no soundCH
    • 寂 jì (OC: zlɯɯwɢ MC: dzek) 前歷切 入 廣韻：【同寂 】

      Additional information about 寂

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        Criteria
      • SILENCE

        1. The current word for the failure of humans to speak where they might be expected to speak is mò 默 (ant. yán 言 "speak up").

        2. Jìng 靜 (ant. xiāo 囂 "noisy") is a strongly positively loaded term which refers with approval to the pleasing absence of sound in a natural environment and does not refer to the failure of humans to produce sounds or speak.

        3. Jì 寂 (ant. xī rang 熙嚷 "be busy and noisy") is a negatively laden term describing the absence of sound as something making a place desolate.

        Word relations
      • Ant: (SILENCE)譁 / 嘩/CLAMOUR The standard word for communal clamouring by a group, often expressive of dissatisfaction, is huá 嘩/譁.
      • Ant: (SILENCE)譁 / 嘩/CLAMOUR The standard word for communal clamouring by a group, often expressive of dissatisfaction, is huá 嘩/譁.
      • Assoc: (SILENCE)寞 / 漠/SILENCE