Usage of the character 禪

to abdicate

chán

禅

[禪]

dhyana (Sanskrit)
Zen
meditation (Buddhism)

chánjī

禅机

[禪機]

Buddhist allegorical word or gesture; subtleties of Buddhist doctrine

chánshī

禅师

[禪師]

honorific title for a Buddhist monk

chánxiū

禅修

[禪修]

to practice Zen (esp. meditation)

chánlín

禅林

[禪林]

a Buddhist temple

dǎchán

打禅

[打禪]

to meditate (of Buddhist)

fēngshàn

封禅

[封禪]

(of an emperor) to pay homage to Heaven at Mount Tai and to Earth at Mount Liangfu

chánfáng

禅房

[禪房]

a room in a Buddhist monastery
a temple

chántáng

禅堂

[禪堂]

meditation room (in Buddhist monastery)

shànràng

禅让

[禪讓]

to abdicate

Liú Shàn

刘禅

[劉禪]

Liu Shan (207-271), son of Liu Bei, reigned as Shu Han emperor 233-263
Taiwan pr. ( Liú Chán)

Bānchán

班禅

[班禪]

Panchen (Lama)
abbr. for 班禪額爾德尼／班禅额尔德尼 ( Bānchán Eěrdéní)

chánzhàng

禅杖

[禪杖]

the staff of a Buddhist monk

chányuàn

禅院

[禪院]

Buddhist hall

zuòchán

坐禅

[坐禪]

to sit in meditation; to meditate

shànwèi

禅位

[禪位]

to abdicate (as king)

Chánchéng

禅城

[禪城]

see 禪城區／禅城区 ( Chánchéngqū)

Chánzōng

禅宗

[禪宗]

Zen Buddhism

shòushàn

受禅

[受禪]

to accept abdication

cānchán

参禅

[參禪]

to practice Chan Buddhist meditation
to practice Zen meditation
to sit in meditation

yěhúchán

野狐禅

[野狐禪]

heresy

Chánchéngqū

禅城区

[禪城區]

Chancheng district, Foshan city, Guangdong

kǒutóuchán

口头禅

[口頭禪]

Zen saying repeated as cant
(fig.) catchphrase; mantra; favorite expression; stock phrase

Bāochán Shān

褒禅山

[褒禪山]

Mt Baochan in Anhui
formerly known as Mt Hua 華山／华山

chánménwǔzōng

禅门五宗

[禪門五宗]

the five schools of Chan Buddhism (idiom)

Yǒngzhēnnèishàn

永贞内禅

[永貞內禪]

Yongzhen abdication of 805

Bānchán Lǎma

班禅喇嘛

[班禪喇嘛]

Panchen Lama

Bānchán Eěrdéní

班禅额尔德尼

[班禪額爾德尼]

Panchen Erdeni or Panchen Lama
abbr. to 班禪／班禅 ( Bānchán)