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戈十(IJ)
Pronunciation & meaning
- Pronunciation
Mandarinㄔㄢˊ chán
Cantonesesim4
- Meaning
- meditation, contemplation (dhyana); to level ground for altar; abdicate
- Kangxi Radical
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Common words
- 禪杖chán zhàngthe staff of a Buddhist monk
- 禪師chán shīhonorific title for a Buddhist monk
- 禪房chán fánga room in a Buddhist monastery; a temple
- 封禪fēng shàn(of an emperor) to pay homage to Heaven at Mount Tai and to Earth at Mount Liangfu
- 口頭禪kǒu tóu chánZen saying repeated as cant; (fig.) catchphrase; mantra; favorite expression; stock phrase
- 參禪cān chánto practice Chan Buddhist meditation; to practice Zen meditation
- 禪讓shàn ràngto abdicate
- 禪堂chán tángmeditation room (in Buddhist monastery)
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