禅

Character

禅 chán · shàn

HSK 7–9Character2 readings

dhyana (Sanskrit)

Radical: 礻
Strokes: 12
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 礻单
Traditional: 禪
Frequency: #2439 most common character

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Readings and meanings

chánMain reading shànRare reading

chán

chan2Main readingHSK 7–9

dhyana (Sanskrit) CC-CEDICT
Zen CC-CEDICT
meditation (Buddhism) CC-CEDICT

Words that use “禅” as chán

禅杖chán zhànga long stick carried by a Buddhist monkWordHSK 7–9 参禅cān chánto practice Chan Buddhist meditationWord 坐禅zuò chánto sit in meditationWord 打禅dǎ chánto meditateWord 班禅bān chánPanchenWord 禅修chán xiūto practice ZenWord

禅城chán chéngChancheng, a district of Foshan City 佛山市See 禅城区WordUnreviewed

禅堂chán tángmeditation roomWord

shàn

shan4Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is chán.

to abdicate CC-CEDICT

Words that use “禅” as shàn

刘禅liú shànLiu ShanWord 受禅shòu shànto accept abdicationWord 封禅fēng shànto pay homage to Heaven at Mount Tai and to Earth at Mount…Word 禅位shàn wèito abdicateWord 禅让shàn ràngto abdicateWord 永贞内禅yǒng zhēn nèi shànYongzhen abdication of 805Word

Stroke order

Practice writing 禅

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Example sentences

爷爷每天早上坐禅一个小时。
yé ye měi tiān zǎo shang zuò chán yí gè xiǎo shí
Grandpa sits and meditates for one hour every morning.
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我喜欢听禅的音乐。
wǒ xǐ huan tīng chán de yīn yuè
I like listening to Zen music.
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这本书讲的是禅和佛。
zhè běn shū jiǎng de shì chán hé fó
This book is about Zen and Buddha.
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Same radical 礻

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神shén 社shè 福fú 礼lǐ 禮lǐ 祖zǔ 祕mì 祝zhù 祥xiáng 祸huò 禍huò 祿lù

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