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ㄔㄢ ˊ

chán

to abdicate

禅 is a 12 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as chán in the second tone, however it can also be pronounced as shàn.

In traditional Chinese the character is used.

It is made up of the components (sign) and (list).

  • ㄔㄢ ˊ

    chán

    to abdicate

    • ˋ

      shì

      sign

    • ㄉㄢ

      dān

      list

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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 禅

chán
shàn

Definitions for 禅 pronounced as chán

  • dhyana (Sanskrit)
  • Zen
  • meditation (Buddhism)

Definitions for 禅 pronounced as shàn

  • to abdicate

Vocabulary

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