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Chan
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Appendix:Variations of "chan"
English
Pronunciation
en /tʃæn/ US
en æn 1
Etymology 1
en yue 陳 can4.
Proper noun
s
en Chinese Cantonese.
Related terms
en Chen
en Tan
en Tang
Etymology 2
en nan-hbl 曾 Chan.
Proper noun
s
en Chinese Hokkien.
Related terms
en Zeng
en Tseng
en Tsang
Etymology 3
From the en cmn-wadegiles - romanization Chan¹ of en cmn 詹 Zhān.
Proper noun
en Zhan, en Chinese Mandarin.
Related terms
en Chim, en Tsim
Etymology 4
en :translit cmn:禪<id:dhyana> Buddhism 1
Borrowed from the pinyin romanization of the en cmn - 1 pronunciation of en zh 禪 Chán, a development and clipping of en ltc - 禪那 1,1, a transcription of en sa ध्यान meditation. en dhyana jhana Sen Zen.
Alternative forms
en Ch'an obsolete
Noun
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en Buddhism A major Chinese school of Mahayana Buddhism characterized by sudden enlightenment achieved by indirect means, developed in Japan as Zen.
en 1964 Sherman E. Lee The Rise of the Arts of Painting and Ceramics in China A History of Far Eastern Art https://archive.org/details/historyoffareast0000unse_i9c3/ New York Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers 64-11575 327329 261 https://archive.org/details/historyoffareast0000unse_i9c3/page/261/ 2 It is possible that highly calligraphic painting styles, including the extreme forms of “flung-ink,” began at this time, but probably not under Ch’an Buddhist influence, which figured in the religious life of the dynasty. on
Usage notes
The Chinese school and its masters are most often encountered in English under their Japanese names. When Chan is encountered, it is usually pointedly giving primacy to the Chinese schools which developed the major doctrines or attempting to distinguish particularly Chinese elements from those found in Japanese Zen.
Synonyms
en Zen, en Zen en Buddhism
Etymology 5
From en km ចន្ទ.
Proper noun
en Khmer.
Etymology 6
en :bor mni:ꯆꯥꯟ + 1
Proper noun
en Chanambam surname of Meitei origin
en Chandam surname of Meitei origin
Anagrams
en achn Cahn Ch*na
Dutch
Etymology
nl Chandrikapersad.
Pronunciation
nl /tʃɑn/ [cɑn]
nl ɑn 1
nl Chan
Proper noun
m
nl Suriname informal Chan Santokhi
nl Column: De olifant heeft muisje gebaard... Column: The elephant has given birth to a mouse... https://www.starnieuws.com/index.php/welcome/index/nieuwsitem/75788 w:nl:StarNieuws Nita Ramcharan 23 May 2023 22 September 2023 Chan baalt al heel lang van sommige ministers, vandaar dat de ene commissie, werkgroep, taskforce, adviseurs, platforms a la dol worden benoemd. President Santokhi has long been frustrated with some ministers, which is why commissions, working groups, task forces, advisers, forums are appointed like crazy. https://web.archive.org/web/20241008053304/https://www.starnieuws.com/index.php/welcome/index/nieuwsitem/75788 8 October 2024
nl Nicknames for individuals
German
Pronunciation
de De-Chan.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de De-Chan2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de De-Chan3.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
de noun m
de Khan
Usage notes
2024
Derived terms
de Chanat
Further reading
Chan_Herberge_Karawanserei Chan (Herberge, Karawanserei)
de Heads of state
Indonesian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
id yue 陳 Can4. id Can.
Alternative forms
id Tjan chiefly pre-1947 pre-1972
Proper noun
id Chinese Indonesian Cantonese.
Etymology 2
id nan-hbl 曾 Chan.
Alternative forms
id Tjan chiefly pre-1947 pre-1972
Proper noun
id Chinese Indonesian Hokkien.
Etymology 3
id nan-hbl 詹 Chan.
Proper noun
id Chinese Indonesian Hokkien.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from a es myn language, of es 1 origin. Possibilities include:
Akin to emy chan sky;es 2016 William Humberto Mex Albornoz Nombres de origen maya: observaciones sobre su significado, simbolismo prehispánico y colonial y su relación con los apellidos mayas peninsulares de la actualidad Antrópica https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=723878135004 2 3 38-61 2448-5241
From es yua chan small;es 2025-06-05 Miguel A. Güémez Pineda Apellidos mayas y sus significados en la península de Yucatán Yucatán: identidad y cultura maya https://www.mayas.uady.mx/articulos/patronimicos.html
From es chf chan snake.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
mfbysense
es Mayan languages
References
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
tl nan-hbl 曾 Chan, via tl es Chan. tl Chang.
Proper noun
+
tl Chinese Filipino Hokkien
Etymology 2
tl yue 陳 Can4, via tl en Chan. tl Tan Chen.
Proper noun
+
tl Chinese Filipino Cantonese