太极
太極HSK 7freq #17618
Meanings
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- 1.the Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according to some interpretations of Chinese mythology
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- 1.taiji ("The Absolute"; the condition as it existed before the creation of the world)
- 2.tai chi; taiji
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Etymology
Earliest attested in the Xi Ci of the I Ching and in the Zhuangzi. The Mawangdui silk manuscript writes 大恆／大恒 for 太極／太极 (tàijí).
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太极拳 shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan太极图 diagram of cosmological scheme打太极 to practice tai chi皇太极 Hong Taiji (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努尔哈赤[Nǔ ěr hā chì], reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 后金[Hòu Jīn], then founded the Qing dynasty 大清[Dà Qīng] and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor太极剑 a kind of traditional Chinese sword-play太极图说 philosophical book by Song dynasty scholar Zhou Dunyi 周敦颐[Zhōu Dūn yí], starting from an interpretation of the Book of Changes皇太极清太宗 Hong Taiji (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努尔哈赤[Nǔ ěr hā chì], reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 后金[Hòu Jīn], then founded the Qing dynasty 大清[Dà Qīng] and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor