a place or platform for public discussion, such as a newspaper column, meeting, or online community website

The world of soccer; soccer circles or the professional soccer community.

the music world; music circles

political circles; the political arena or world

the singing stage or music business, especially referring to the world of pop music or vocal circles

the sporting world; sports circles; the athletic community

The world of literature or the literary community

a raised platform or rostrum for lecturers, speakers, or clergy members; also more broadly, a forum or venue for public speaking and expressing opinions

an area of ground or a raised terrace where flowers are grown, often enclosed by a low wall or bricks

The film or television industry; movie circles; the professional community and social world of cinema and TV performers or producers

a platform used for making sacrifices or holding commemorative ceremonies; sacrificial altar

A specific historic religious complex in Beijing, used by Ming and Qing dynasty emperors

the table tennis world; table tennis circles

altar or raised platform for making sacrifices to gods; a sorcerer's table for performing rituals

chess circles; the world of chess and board games

The community or world of badminton; badminton circles

poetry circles; the community of poets or the field of poetry; Parnassus

The world or community of basketball; basketball circles.

the world of art and painting; the professional community of painters

The Temple of Earth in Beijing, built in 1530 and used by Ming and Qing dynasty emperors to offer sacrifices to the Earth; also known as [[方泽|方澤|fang1 ze2]] or [[方丘|方丘|fang1 qiu1]].

the Altar to the Sun, an imperial park in Beijing where emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties performed sacrifices to the sun; one of the five major altars including [[天坛|天壇|tian1 tan2]], [[地坛|地壇|di4 tan2]], [[月坛|月壇|yue4 tan2]], and [[先农坛|先農壇|xian1 nong2 tan2]]

Temple of the Moon, a historical altar located in Beijing used for imperial sacrifices

art circles; the world of art and artists

the world of theater or Chinese opera; theatrical circles

The world or circles of calligraphy and calligraphers; the calligraphic community

Altar of Agriculture, a historic sacrificial site in Beijing used by Ming and Qing emperors to perform farming rituals

the world of literature, specifically referring to the circles of ci poetry writers and scholars

An altar used by Taoist priests or Buddhist monks to perform religious rites or ceremonies

a raised platform in a Buddhist temple used for taking vows or receiving religious precepts

the social or professional world of martial arts practitioners

the world of Chinese opera; specifically used to refer to Beijing opera circles

(historical) to conduct a formal ceremony to appoint a commander-in-chief, as recorded in the [[史记|史記|shi3 ji4]]; later used to describe appointing any high-ranking leader or general

(bound form) altar or place for Buddhist or Daoist worship and chanting; an altar used for magic arts

God of Wealth in Taoism and folk religion, also known as [[赵公明|趙公明|zhao4 gong1 ming2]]; often depicted as a protective military figure and leader of the five gods of wealth.

Ara (constellation)

The place where immortals or celestial beings reside; a spiritual dwelling.

A central scripture of Chan Buddhism containing the teachings and life story of the Sixth Patriarch, Huineng; it is the only Chinese Buddhist text honored with the title of 'Sutra'.

the full title of the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch, a seminal Buddhist text recording the teachings of Huineng

Boao Forum for Asia; a non-governmental and non-profit international organization founded in 2001 and headquartered in Boao, Hainan

(literary) the world or circles of poets; a place where poets gather

(literary) an outdoor area with a raised platform used in ancient times for religious sacrifices, alliance ceremonies, or appointing generals

the altar where rulers in ancient China gathered to take oaths or hold conferences

a geometric configuration of symbols used in Buddhist and Hindu rituals to represent the universe or a sacred space

(literary) a physical altar used for sacrifices and religious ceremonies

Buddhist scripture that records the teachings and life of Huineng, the Sixth Patriarch of Chan Buddhism

a mat used by Buddhist monks for sitting or sleeping, typically made of cloth

The place where [[孔子|孔子|kong3 zi3]] taught his disciples, located in present-day Qufu, Shandong Province