chán, shàn
meditation
To pray 礻 alone 單; 單 also provides the pronunciation
Evolution

Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 禪
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
Zen | ||
mantra | ||
honorific title for a Buddhist monk | ||
Zen Buddhism | ||
Panchen (Lama) |
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