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Meaning of 禅

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(Trad.: 禪)
Total strokes: 12; Radical:
Ideographic: To pray alone ; also provides the pronunciation
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  • Pinyin: chán
    English Definition: dhyana (Sanskrit); Zen; meditation (Buddhism)
    Chinese Definition:
    ①佛教指静思:坐禅。参(cān)禅。禅心。禅机(佛教禅宗启发门徒悟道时使用的隐语、比喻以及带有暗示性的动作等)。禅宗。禅定。
    ②特指佛教的:禅师。禅杖。禅林。禅堂。

    Example Words:
    班禅 bān chán Panchen (Lama); abbr. for 班禅额尔德尼
    口头禅 kǒu tóu chán Zen saying repeated as cant; (fig.) catchphrase; mantra; favorite expression; stock phrase
    禅宗 chán zōng Zen Buddhism
    禅师 chán shī honorific title for a Buddhist monk
    禅房 chán fáng a room in a Buddhist monastery; a temple
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  • Pinyin: shàn
    English Definition: to abdicate
    Chinese Definition:
    ①帝王的祭地之礼:封禅。
    ②帝王让位给别人:禅位。禅让。受禅。
    ③事物更(gēng)代。

    Example Words:
    禅让 shàn ràng to abdicate
    受禅 shòu shàn to accept abdication
    永贞内禅 yǒng zhēn nèi shàn Yongzhen abdication of 805
    禅位 shàn wèi to abdicate (as king)
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