Usage of the character 懺
chàn
忏
[懺]
- (bound form) to feel remorse
- (bound form) scripture read to atone for sb's sins (from Sanskrit "ksama")
chànhuǐ
忏悔
[懺悔]
- to repent
- (religion) to confess
bàichàn
拜忏
[拜懺]
- to hold a daytime Buddhist mass; (of a monk or nun) to read scripture to atone for sb's sins