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禅 - chán

dhyana; Zen; meditation

dhyana; Zen; meditation

How to read 禅

Click 禅 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinchán
Englishdhyana; Zen; meditation
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

禅位 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 禅修. Please read 禅城 one more time.

Common words with this character

to abdicate
to practice Zen
see 禪城區|禅城区[Chan2 cheng2 Qu1]
meditation room

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 禅 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 禅位 and 禅修 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 禅.