| 1 | 禅 | 禪 | chán | chan2 | dhyana (Sanskrit); Zen; meditation (Buddhism) | | |
| 2 | 禅宗 | 禪宗 | chán zōng | Chan2 zong1 | Zen Buddhism | | |
| 3 | 禅门五宗 | 禪門五宗 | chán mén wǔ zōng | chan2 men2 wu3 zong1 | the five schools of Chan Buddhism (idiom) | | |
| 4 | 坐禅 | 坐禪 | zuò chán | zuo4 chan2 | to sit in meditation; to meditate | | |
| 5 | 野狐禅 | 野狐禪 | yě hú chán | ye3 hu2 chan2 | heresy | | |
| 6 | 刘禅 | 劉禪 | liú chán | Liu2 Chan2 | Liu Chan 刘禅 (207-271), son of Liu Bei, reigned as Shu Han emperor 233-263 | | |
| 7 | 口头禅 | 口頭禪 | kǒu tóu chán | kou3 tou2 chan2 | Zen saying repeated as cant; (fig.) catchphrase; mantra; favorite expression; stock phrase | | |
| 8 | 打禅 | 打禪 | dǎ chán | da3 chan2 | to meditate (of Buddhist) | | |
| 9 | 禅杖 | 禪杖 | chán zhàng | chan2 zhang4 | the staff of a Buddhist monk | | |
| 10 | 禅院 | 禪院 | chán yuàn | chan2 yuan4 | Buddhist hall | | |
| 11 | 禅修 | 禪修 | chán xiū | chan2 xiu1 | to practice Zen (esp. meditation) | | |
| 12 | 禅堂 | 禪堂 | chán táng | chan2 tang2 | meditation room (in Buddhist monastery) | | |
| 13 | 禅师 | 禪師 | chán shī | chan2 shi1 | honorific title for a Buddhist monk | | |
| 14 | 班禅 | 班禪 | bān chán | Ban1 chan2 | Panchen (Lama); abbr. for 班禅额尔德尼 | | |
| 15 | 禅林 | 禪林 | chán lín | chan2 lin2 | a Buddhist temple | | |
| 16 | 禅机 | 禪機 | chán jī | chan2 ji1 | Buddhism subtleties; Buddhist allegory | | |
| 17 | 禅房 | 禪房 | chán fáng | chan2 fang2 | a room in a Buddhist monastery; a temple | | |
| 18 | 禅城区 | 禪城區 | chán chéng qū | Chan2 cheng2 qu1 | Chancheng district, Foshan city, Guangdong | | |
| 19 | 禅城 | 禪城 | chán chéng | Chan2 cheng2 | see 禅城区 | | |
| 20 | 参禅 | 參禪 | cān chán | can1 chan2 | to practice Chan Buddhist meditation; to practice Zen meditation; to sit in meditation | | |
| 21 | 褒禅山 | 褒禪山 | bāo chán shān | Bao1 chan2 shan1 | Mt Baochan in Anhui; formerly known as Mt Hua 华山 | | |
| 22 | 班禅喇嘛 | 班禪喇嘛 | bān chán lǎ ma | Ban1 chan2 La3 ma5 | Panchen Lama | | |
| 23 | 班禅额尔德尼 | 班禪額爾德尼 | bān chán é ěr dé ní | Ban1 chan2 E2 er3 de2 ni2 | Panchen Erdeni or Panchen Lama; abbr. to 班禅 | | |