禪 (sim4 sin6 | chan2 shan4) : meditation; abdicate; Zen Buddhism

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禪

sim4 sin6

chan2 shan4

[粵] sim4 | [國] chan2
[1] [n] deep meditation; intense contemplation; dhyana
[2] [n] Zen Buddhism

[粵] sin6 | [國] shan4
[v] abdicate the throne

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 17

Level: 2

Radical: 示 (#113)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

禪 / 禅

This word has been viewed 7948 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 29th Jul 2014 17:25

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禪學 sim4 hok6 chan2 xue2 = Study of Buddhism

口頭禪 hau2 tau4 sim4 kou3 tou2 chan2 = popular saying; catchphrase; cliche

坐禪 zo6 sim4 zuo4 chan2 = sit in meditation, zazen

禪院 sim4 jyun6 chan2 yuan4 = Buddhist hall/temple

參禪 caam1 sim4 can1 chan2 = to practice Zen Buddhist meditation

禪師 sim4 si1 chan2 shi1 = honorific title for a Buddhist monk

禪位 sin6 wai6 shan4 wei4 = abdicate a throne

禪宗 sim4 zung1 chan2 zong1 = Zen

禪寺 sim4 zi6*2 chan2 si4 = a Buddhist temple, a Chan monastery

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Decimal representation of this word: 禪
Unicode code for this character: U+79aa (off-site link)

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