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禅
禪
shàn
1. to abdicate
Common • Top 15%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

禅
chán
meditation, contemplation
12 丶

Compound Words (5)

受禅
shòushàn
to accept abdication
禅位
shànwèi
to abdicate (as king)
禅让
shànràng
to abdicate
褒禅山
Bāochánshān
Mt Baochan in Anhui
永贞内禅
Yǒngzhēnnèishàn
Yongzhen abdication of 805

Alternate Entries

禅
chán
dhyana (Sanskrit) / Zen / meditation (Buddhism)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
2,195
Word Frequency Rank
12,580 of 84,292