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禅
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dhyana (Sanskrit), Zen, meditation (Buddhism)

Pinyin
chán
Traditional
禪
Strokes
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Words starting with 禅Words ending in 禅Anywhere in a word

Words starting with 禅

禅位shàn wèi

to abdicate (as king)

禅修chán xiū

to practice Zen (esp. meditation)

禅城Chán chéng

see 禪城區|禅城区[Chan2 cheng2 Qu1]

禅堂chán táng

meditation room (in Buddhist monastery)

禅宗Chán zōng

Zen Buddhism

Words ending in 禅

口头禅kǒu tóu chán

Zen saying repeated as cant; (fig.) catchphrase; mantra; favorite expression; stock phrase

刘禅Liú Shàn

Liu Shan (207-271), son of Liu Bei, reigned as Shu Han emperor 233-263; Taiwan pr. [Liu2 Chan2]

参禅cān chán

to practice Chan Buddhist meditation; to practice Zen meditation; to sit in meditation

受禅shòu shàn

to accept abdication

坐禅zuò chán

to sit in meditation; to meditate

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