Character: 禪
Modern (Beijing) reading: chán
Preclassic Old Chinese: d(h)ars
Classic Old Chinese: d(h)anh
Western Han Chinese: d(h)anh
Eastern Han Chinese: ʒ́(h)anh
Early Postclassic Chinese: ʒ́(h)èn
Middle Postclassic Chinese: ʒ́(h)èn
Late Postclassic Chinese: ʒ́(h)èn
Middle Chinese: ʒ́èn
English meaning : sacrifice; relinquish, cede, hand over to another [LZ]
Russian meaning[s]: 1) буддизм; чань (одна из сект буддизма); 2) созерцание, безмолвие; [shàn] 1) уступить престол, отречься от престола; 2) жертвоприношение земле
Comments: Since post-Han times this character is used also for PH *ʒ́ian (MC ʒ́en, pek. chán) = Pali jan = Old Ind. dhyāna.
Radical: 113
Four-angle index: 2595
Karlgren code: 0147 |b ́
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