Chih Tsung-tao
''Zhi'' (Wade-Giles: ''chih'') may refer to: * ''Zhì'' (智), "wisdom", a virtue in the philosophy of ''Mencius'' (book) * Zheng Zhi (郑智), a footballer * Zhi (surname) (支) * Zhi (excrescences) (芝), a term related to mushrooms and Daoism * Ground (Dzogchen) In Dzogchen, the ground or base () is the primordial state of any sentient being. It is an essential component of the Dzogchen tradition for both the Bon tradition and the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. Knowledge of this ''ground'' is called ...

Mencius (book)
The ''Mencius'' is an anthology of conversations and anecdotes attributed to the Confucian philosopher Mencius (). The book is one of the Chinese Thirteen Classics, and explores Mencius's views on the topics of moral and political philosophy, often as a dialogue with the ideas presented by Confucianism. The interviews and conversations are depicted as being either between Mencius and the various rulers of the Warring States period (221 BC), or with his students and other contemporaries. The book documents Mencius's travel across the states, and his philosophical conversations and debates with those he meets on his journey. A number of scholars suggest that the text was not written by Mencius himself, but rather by his disciples. The text is believed to have been written during the late 4th century BC. History Mencius's core ideas on education and human nature were largely shaped during the Warring States period. When the Zhou dynasty was ended by the Qin, Mencius and ...
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Zheng Zhi
Zheng Zhi (; born 20 August 1980) is a Chinese people, Chinese professional Manager (association football), football manager and former player. He is the currently assistant coach of China national football team, China. As a player, Zheng played most of his career for Chinese Super League club Guangzhou F.C., Guangzhou, becoming their captain and serving also as their caretaker manager in two stints. After starting his career as a Defender (association football), defender, Zheng was later moved into a Midfielder#Central midfielder, central midfield role by then head coach Zhu Guanghu at Shenzhen F.C., Shenzhen Jianlibao and experienced immediate success there by winning the 2004 league title with the club. A move to Shandong Taishan F.C., Shandong Luneng Taishan saw a prolific goal scoring period in his career and he soon became the captain of the China national football team, Chinese national team, which then led to moves to Charlton Athletic F.C., Charlton Athletic and Celt ...
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Zhi (surname)
Zhi () is a Chinese family name. , it ranks as the 163rd most common Chinese surname in Mainland China. Origin One origin of the surname came from descendants of Zhi Fu () during the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors in ancient China. Many non-Han Chinese groups adopted the surname Zhi. In the Qin and Han dynasties, Yuezhi simplified their names to Zhi. Notable people Historical * Lokaksema, a Buddhist monk who traveled to China during the Han dynasty and translated Buddhist texts into Chinese, and, as such, is an important figure in Chinese Buddhism. * Zhidun, Buddhist monk and philosopher. * Zhi Qian, a Buddhist monk who translated a wide range of Indian Buddhist scriptures into Chinese. * Wang Shichong, a general of Sui dynasty who deposed Sui's last emperor Yang Tong and briefly ruled as the emperor of a succeeding state of Zheng. * , a politician in the Ming dynasty. Contemporary * Chi-Ming Che, a Hong Kong chemist and an academician of the Chinese Academy of ...
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Zhi (excrescences)
The Chinese term ''zhī'' () commonly means "fungi; mushroom", best exemplified by the medicinal Lingzhi mushroom, but in Daoism it referred to a class of supernatural plant, animal, and mineral substances that were said to confer instantaneous immortality when ingested. In the absence of a semantically better English word, scholars have translated the wide-ranging meaning of as "excrescences", "exudations", and "cryptogams". Terminology Translating Chinese is problematic. For instance, a 2017 Chinese–English dictionary says: #mushroom, in general ... an object shaped like a mushroom, e.g., a chariot canopy. #[singular] and in [compounds] ~ , "numinous mushroom" and ~ , "purple mushroom" (), a type of polypore mushroom that grows on wood, especially rotting logs; particularly striking examples sometimes regarded as auspicious celestial omens for having qualities conducing to long life > an entheogenic plant, wondergrowth. #fragrant plan often equated with , ...
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