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禅 chán

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禅 chán Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chán | chan2
English translation
meditation, contemplation

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About 禅 chán

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

禪 chán

Contains the radical

礻 shì

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

To pray 礻 shì alone 单 Shàn ; 单 Shàn also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of 禅 chán

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿰礻单

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Example sentences using 禅 chán

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知名 zhī míng 的 de 有 yǒu 瑞云禅寺 、 水母 shuǐ mǔ 庙 miào 、 咏 yǒng 归 Guī 亭 tíng 、 碧 bì 霞 xiá 祠 cí 等 děng .

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Words with 禅 chán

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
禅 chán Zen禪 chán
口头禅 kǒu tóu chán mantra口頭禪
禅师 chán shī honorific title for a Buddhist monk禪師
禅宗 Chán zōng Zen Buddhism禪宗
班禅 Bān chán Panchen (Lama)班禪
禅城区 Chán chéng qū Chancheng district, Foshan city, Guangdong禪城區
坐禅 zuò chán to meditate坐禪
禅杖 chán zhàng the staff of a Buddhist monk禪杖
禅城 Chán chéng Chancheng district, Foshan city, Guangdong禪城
禅房 chán fáng a temple禪房
禅让 shàn ràng to abdicate禪讓
参禅 cān chán to sit in meditation參禪
禅机 chán jī Buddhism subtleties禪機
受禅 shòu shàn to accept abdication受禪
禅堂 chán táng meditation room (in Buddhist monastery)禪堂
野狐禅 yě hú chán heresy野狐禪
褒禅山 Bāo chán Shān Mt Baochan in Anhui褒禪山
班禅喇嘛 Bān chán Lǎ ma Panchen Lama班禪喇嘛
禅林 chán lín a Buddhist temple禪林

禅 chán Decomposition & Compounds

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