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