禅
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dhyana (Sanskrit); Zen; meditation (Buddhism)
12 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,061 U+7985
How 禅 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
To pray 礻 alone 单; 单 also provides the pronunciation
How to remember it
meditation · Heisig RSH #2276
altar + 单 list
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 禅
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 班禅额尔德尼 | Bān chán É ěr dé ní | Panchen Erdeni or Panchen Lama; abbr. to 班禪|班禅[Ban1 chan2] |
| 口头禅 | kǒu tóu chán | Zen saying repeated as cant; (fig.) catchphrase; mantra; favorite expression; stock phrase |
| 禅城区 | Chán chéng Qū | Chancheng, a district of Foshan City 佛山市[Fo2 shan1 Shi4], Guangdong |
| 禅门五宗 | Chán mén wǔ zōng | the five schools of Chan Buddhism |
| 禅机 | chán jī | Buddhist allegorical word or gesture; subtleties of Buddhist doctrine |
| 打禅 | dǎ chán | to meditate (of Buddhist) |
| 禅城 | Chán chéng | see 禪城區|禅城区[Chan2 cheng2 Qu1] |
| 禅林 | chán lín | a Buddhist temple |
| 禅位 | shàn wèi | to abdicate (as king) |
| 禅师 | chán shī | honorific title for a Buddhist monk |
| 禅房 | chán fáng | a room in a Buddhist monastery; a temple |
| 禅院 | chán yuàn | Buddhist hall |
| 受禅 | shòu shàn | to accept abdication |
| 班禅 | Bān chán | Panchen (Lama); abbr. for 班禪額爾德尼|班禅额尔德尼[Ban1 chan2 E2 er3 de2 ni2] |
| 永贞内禅 | Yǒng zhēn nèi shàn | Yongzhen abdication of 805 |
| 禅修 | chán xiū | to practice Zen (esp. meditation) |
| 禅堂 | chán táng | meditation room (in Buddhist monastery) |
| 坐禅 | zuò chán | to sit in meditation; to meditate |
| 禅宗 | Chán zōng | Zen Buddhism |
| 封禅 | fēng shàn | (of an emperor) to pay homage to Heaven at Mount Tai and to Earth at Mount Liangfu |