chán shàn

Zen; meditation (Buddhism); dhyana (Sanskrit)

#2196

Character data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 2196th character
Radical ⽰ (113.8)
Strokes 12
Index # 2793
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

禅 chán
  1. 1. Zen
  2. 2. meditation (Buddhism)
  3. 3. dhyana (Sanskrit)
禅 shàn
  1. 1. to abdicate

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Words containing 禅

Word Meaning
favorite expression; (fig.) catchphrase; stock phrase
Zen Buddhism
honorific title for a Buddhist monk
to meditate; to sit in meditation
to practice Zen (esp. meditation)
a room in a Buddhist monastery; a temple
Liu Shan, emperor of Shu Han; Liu Bei’s son
to practice Chan Buddhist meditation; to sit in meditation
to accept abdication
to meditate (of Buddhist)
Yongzhen abdication of 805
Panchen (Lama)
Panchen Lama
abbr. to bān chán; Panchen Erdeni or Panchen Lama
to abdicate (as king)
Chancheng district, Foshan city, Guangdong
meditation room (in Buddhist monastery)
the staff of a Buddhist monk
a Buddhist temple
Buddhism subtleties; Buddhist allegory
to abdicate
the five schools of Chan Buddhism (idiom)
Buddhist hall
Mt Baochan in Anhui; formerly known as Mt Hua huà shān
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