Chinese Word: 忏 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

忏 (Trad.: 懺)

Pinyin: chàn

English Definition: feel remorse; regret; repent

Chinese Definition:
①佛教指请人容忍宽恕。又指佛教、道教讽诵的一种经文：忏悔。忏法(礼忏的仪制)。忏礼(忏悔礼拜)。拜忏(僧尼道士代人忏悔时念的经文)。

Total strokes: 6; Radical: 心

Pictophonetic:千 indicates the sound; 忄 (heart) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 忄 [ xīn ] heart; mind; soul
- 千 [ qiān ] thousand; many, numerous; very

Similar Characters: 忭杆秆扦枉柱

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忏悔	chàn huǐ	to confess; to repent; remorse; repentance; penitent; confession (Buddhism)
忏悔自新	chàn huǐ zì xīn	to repent and make a new start (idiom)
忏悔赎罪	chàn huǐ shú zuì	to show repentance and atone for one's crime (idiom)

1		zhè 这 jiù shì 就是 chàn 忏 de 的 yì si 意思。 This is the meaning of repentance.
2		hé bì 何必 hái yào 还要 shuō 说 xǔ xǔ duō duō 许许多多 jīng zhòu 经咒、 chàn 忏 fǎ 法 ne 呢？ Why did he teach us so many sutras and methods?
3		ér 而 chàn 忏， shì 是 zuì 最 ào miào 奥妙， zuì 最 wēi xì 微细 de 的 xīn lǐ 心理 huó dòng 活动。 On the other hand, repentance is the most profound and subtle mental movement.
4		chàn 忏 jiù shì 就是 fǎ 法， chàn 忏 pì rú 譬如 shuǐ 水， néng gòu 能够 xǐ dí 洗涤 gòu 垢 huì 秽。 Repentance is Dharma. Repentance is like water, it can wash away filth.
5		kě yǐ 可以 shuō 说 bài 拜 shì 是 yī gè 一个 liàng biàn 量变 de 的 guò chéng 过程， ér 而 chàn 忏 shì 是 yī gè 一个 zhì biàn 质变 de 的 guò chéng 过程。 Bowing is some kind of quantitative change, while repentance is a qualitative change.

1		zhè 这 jiù shì 就是 chàn 忏 de 的 yì si 意思。 This is the meaning of repentance.
2		hé bì 何必 hái yào 还要 shuō 说 xǔ xǔ duō duō 许许多多 jīng zhòu 经咒、 chàn 忏 fǎ 法 ne 呢？ Why did he teach us so many sutras and methods?
3		ér 而 chàn 忏， shì 是 zuì 最 ào miào 奥妙， zuì 最 wēi xì 微细 de 的 xīn lǐ 心理 huó dòng 活动。 On the other hand, repentance is the most profound and subtle mental movement.
4		chàn 忏 jiù shì 就是 fǎ 法， chàn 忏 pì rú 譬如 shuǐ 水， néng gòu 能够 xǐ dí 洗涤 gòu 垢 huì 秽。 Repentance is Dharma. Repentance is like water, it can wash away filth.
5		kě yǐ 可以 shuō 说 bài 拜 shì 是 yī gè 一个 liàng biàn 量变 de 的 guò chéng 过程， ér 而 chàn 忏 shì 是 yī gè 一个 zhì biàn 质变 de 的 guò chéng 过程。 Bowing is some kind of quantitative change, while repentance is a qualitative change.