cān chán

Traditional: 參禪

参禅 (cān chán) is a Chinese word meaning “to practice Chan Buddhist meditation; to practice Zen meditation; to sit in meditation”.

Meanings

  1. 1to practice Chan Buddhist meditation
  2. 2to practice Zen meditation
  3. 3to sit in meditation

Characters in 参禅

参cān · to take part in禅chán · dhyana (Sanskrit)

Related words

参加to participate参与to participate (in sth)参议员senator参观to visit (a place, e.g. museum or factory); to tour; to look around参赛to compete参赛者competitor参军to join the army参to take part in参used in 參差|参差[cen1 ci1]参ginseng参variant of 參|参[can1]参old variant of 參|参[can1]

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