Keyword
meditation
- contemplation
- Frequency
- #2450
- Strokes
- 12
Readings
chán
Mnemonic
To pray 礻 alone 单; 单 also provides the pronunciation
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
禅
dhyana (Sanskrit); Zen; meditation (Buddhism)
禅师
honorific title for a Buddhist monk
禅宗
Zen Buddhism
班禅
Panchen (Lama); abbr. for 班禅额尔德尼 (Bānchán'É'ěrdéní)
口头禅
Zen saying repeated as cant; (fig.) catchphrase; mantra; favorite expression; stock phrase
禅修
to practice Zen (esp. meditation)
禅
to abdicate
刘禅
Liu Shan (207-271), son of Liu Bei, reigned as Shu Han emperor 233-263; Taiwan pr. LiúChán
封禅
(of an emperor) to pay homage to Heaven at Mount Tai and to Earth at Mount Liangfu
禅院
Buddhist hall
坐禅
to sit in meditation; to meditate
禅让
to abdicate
参禅
to practice Chan Buddhist meditation; to practice Zen meditation; to sit in meditation
禅城区
Chancheng, a district of Foshan City 佛山市 (FóshānShì), Guangdong
禅堂
meditation room (in Buddhist monastery)
班禅额尔德尼
Panchen Erdeni or Panchen Lama; abbr. to 班禅 (Bānchán)
禅房
a room in a Buddhist monastery; a temple
禅机
Buddhist allegorical word or gesture; subtleties of Buddhist doctrine
禅林
a Buddhist temple
禅杖
the staff of a Buddhist monk
禅位
to abdicate (as king)
褒禅山
Mt Baochan in Anhui; formerly known as Mt Hua 华山