禅(chán)

HSK 7-912 strokesTrad. 禪
Readingschánshàn

dhyana (Sanskrit)

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Character information

Pinyin
chán / shàn
Meaning
dhyana (Sanskrit); Zen; meditation (Buddhism)
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
禪

Origin & structure

Where 禅 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰礻单

To pray 礻 alone 单; 单 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

礻shì单dān

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 禪: To pray 礻 alone 單; 單 also provides the pronunciation

How to write 禅 step by step

12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 禅

Common words using 禅 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

liú刘chán禅

Liu Shan (207-271), son of Liu Bei, reigned as Shu Han emperor 233-263; Tai…

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cān参chán禅

to practice Chan Buddhist meditation; to practice Zen meditation; to sit in…

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shòu受chán禅

to accept abdication

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kǒu口tóu头chán禅

Zen saying repeated as cant

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zuò坐chán禅

to sit in meditation; to meditate

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fēng封chán禅

(of an emperor) to pay homage to Heaven at Mount Tai and to Earth at Mount Liangfu

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bān班chán禅

Panchen (Lama)

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chán禅xiū修

to practice Zen (esp. meditation)

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

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刘参受口头坐封班

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