次

Derived characters

• 佽 𪾪 栨 䅆 絘 趑 乲 咨 垐 姿 恣 栥 瓷 盗 秶 粢 資(资) 楶 餈 䳐 茨 𡷑 羡 䨏 䯸
• 䪢 䪣 䪡

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 565, character 3
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 15992
• Dae Jaweon: page 954, character 1
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2133, character 2
• Unihan data for U+6B21
• Unihan data for U+2F8EF

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次

1. order; sequence

   名次  ―  míngcì  ―  position in a name list; place in a competition

   • 及鄢，亂次以濟，遂無次，且不設備。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     及鄢，乱次以济，遂无次，且不设备。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE

     Jí Yān, luàn cì yǐ jì, suì wú cì, qiě bù shèbèi. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. (algebra) order
3. next in sequence; second

   次子  ―  cìzǐ  ―  second son

4. (literary) to come next in order

   • 民為貴，社稷次之，君為輕。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     民为贵，社稷次之，君为轻。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE

     Mín wéi guì, shèjì cì zhī, jūn wéi qīng. [Pinyin]

     The people are the most important element in a nation; the spirits of the land and grain are the next; the sovereign is the lightest.

5. (literary) to arrange into ordered form; to put into sequence; to impose order; to compile

   • 蕭何次律令，韓信申軍法。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     萧何次律令，韩信申军法。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE

     Xiāo Hé cì lǜlìng, Hán Xìn shēn jūnfǎ. [Pinyin]

     Xiao He compiled laws and regulations, and Han Xin re-established military disciplines.

6. inferior; substandard

   次貨／次货  ―  cìhuò  ―  substandard product

7. Classifier for times, as in frequency. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier

   上次  ―  shàngcì  ―  last time

   次數／次数  ―  cìshù  ―  number of times; frequency

   這是我第一次來到北京。 [MSC, trad.]
   这是我第一次来到北京。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhè shì wǒ dì yī cì lái dào běijīng. [Pinyin]

   This is my first time in Beijing.

8. (archaic, military) to station the troops at some place; to hold position at some place

   • 春王正月，師次于郎，以俟陳人、蔡人。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     春王正月，师次于郎，以俟陈人、蔡人。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE

     Chūn wáng zhēngyuè, shī cì yú Láng, yǐ sì Chénrén, Càirén. [Pinyin]

     Spring, the first month (of Zhou calendar), the armies of Lu were stationed at Lang to await those of Chen and Cai.

   • 王出三江按五湖，樓船跨海次揚都。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     王出三江按五湖，楼船跨海次扬都。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: c. 757, Li Bai, 永王東巡歌·其七

     Wáng chū Sānjiāng àn Wǔhú, lóuchuán kuàhǎi cì Yángdū. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

9. (literary) resting place

   客次  ―  kècì  ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 六二：旅即次，懷其資，得童僕貞。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
     六二：旅即次，怀其资，得童仆贞。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: I Ching, 11^th – 8^th century BCE

     Liù èr: lǚ jí cì, huái qí zī, dé tóngpú zhēn. [Pinyin]

     The second SIX, divided, shows the stranger, occupying his lodging-house, carrying with him his means of livelihood, and provided with good and trusty servants.

10. (literary) middle

    • 喜怒哀樂不入於胸次。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
      喜怒哀乐不入于胸次。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

      From: Zhuangzi, circa 3^rd – 2^nd centuries BCE

      Xǐnù'āilè bù rù yú xiōngcì. [Pinyin]

      [J]oy, anger, sadness, and delight do not enter into their breasts (in connexion with such events).

Compounds

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次

1. Only used in 榆次 (Yúcì).

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次

1. Only used in 次且.

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次

1. Only used in 具次.