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HSK 5
太极
太極
Tàijí
1.
the Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according to some interpretations of Chinese mythology
Noun
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Compound Words (6)
太极剑
tàijíjiàn
a kind of traditional Chinese sword-play
太极图
Tàijítú
diagram of cosmological scheme
太极拳
tàijíquán
shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan
皇太极
HuángTàijí
Hong Taiji (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci [[努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤]], reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty [[後金|后金]], then founded the Qing dynasty [[大清]] and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor
太极图说
TàijíTúshuō
philosophical book by Song dynasty scholar Zhou Dunyi [[周敦頤|周敦颐<ZhōuDūnyí>]], starting from an interpretation of the Book of Changes
皇太极清太宗
HuángtàijíQīngtàizōng
Hung Taiji (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci [[努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤]], reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty [[後金|后金]], then founded the Qing dynasty [[大清]] and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor
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