产 產 chǎn v. to give birth / to reproduce / to produce / product / resource / estate / property syn 单 單 chán king of the Xiongnu 匈奴[Xiong1 nu2] / used in 單于|单于[chan2yu2] syn 搀 攙 chān v. to take by the arm and assist / to mix / to blend / to dilute / to adulterate syn 馋 饞 chán adj., v. gluttonous / greedy / to have a craving syn 连战 連戰 lián zhàn Lien Chan (1936-), Taiwanese politician, former vice-president and chairman of Guomintang 闭关 閉關 bì guān to close the passes / to seal off the country / seclusion (monastic practice, e.g. of Chan Buddhists) syn 蜡笔小新 蠟筆小新 là bǐ xiǎo xīn Crayon Shin-chan (クレヨンしんちゃん), Japanese manga and anime series popular in China 盘缠 盤纏 pán chan money for a voyage / travel expenses syn 参禅 參禪 cān chán to practice Chan Buddhist meditation / to practice Zen meditation / to sit in meditation 颤 顫 chàn to tremble / to shiver / to shake / to vibrate / Taiwan pr. [zhan4] syn 缠 纏 chán v. to wind around / to wrap round / to coil / tangle / to involve / to bother / to annoy syn 禅 禪 chán dhyana (Sanskrit) / Zen / meditation (Buddhism) syn 阐 闡 chǎn to express / to disclose / to enlighten / to open syn 崭 嶄 chán (literary) precipitous (variant of 巉[chan2]) syn 蝉 蟬 chán cicada syn 铲 鏟 chǎn n., v. to scrape the ground with a spade (to make it level or to remove weeds) / to shovel (variant of 剷|铲[chan3]) / (bound form) spade / shovel syn 忏 懺 chàn (bound form) to feel remorse / (bound form) scripture read to atone for sb's sins (from Sanskrit "ksama") 掺 摻 chān v. to mix (variant of 攙|搀[chan1]) syn 蟾 chán toad ("chán" represents the sound of its croaking) / (mythology) the three-legged toad said to exist in the moon / (metonym) the moon 婵 嬋 chán (literary) beautiful woman / (literary) lovely / graceful / (literary) the moon / used in 嬋娟|婵娟[chan2juan1] and 嬋媛|婵媛[chan2yuan2] 潺 chán flow / trickle (of water) 谄 諂 chǎn to flatter / to cajole syn 谗 讒 chán to slander / to defame / to misrepresent / to speak maliciously syn 孱 chán (bound form) weak / feeble syn 廛 chán market place 澶 chán still (as of water) / still water 羼 chàn to mix / to blend / to dilute / to adulterate 觇 覘 chān to observe / to spy on / Taiwan pr. [zhan1] syn 躔 chán (literary) animal tracks / the course of a celestial body / (of a celestial body) to follow its course 蒇 蕆 chǎn to complete / to prepare syn 冁 囅 chǎn smilingly 镵 鑱 chán sharp instrument for digging 鑱 chán sharp instrument for digging 骣 驏 chǎn (literary) to ride a horse without a saddle 纒 chán to wind around / to wrap round / to coil / tangle / to involve / to bother / to annoy / old variant of 纏|缠[chan2] 閳 chǎn to express / to disclose / to enlighten / to open / old variant of 闡|阐[chan3] 辿 chān (literary) (of one's walking pace) slow / used in names, e.g. 龍王辿|龙王辿[Long2 wang2 Chan1] Longwang Chan, a place in Shaanxi Province 幨 chān curtain in carriage / screen 梴 chān length (of a tree or beam) / long 襜 chān the front of clothes 劖 chán bore / cut / polish 巉 chán (literary) steep / rugged / jagged / precipitous 欃 chán sandalwood (Santalum album), a Nepalese tree producing valuable fragrant oil / comet 毚 chán cunning / artful 瀍 chán Chanshui river in Henan 瀺 chán sound of water 磛 chán cliff / peak 艬 chán large ship 丳 chǎn skewer 嵼 chǎn winding mountain path 燀 chǎn to make a fire 儳 chàn irregular / mixed 僝 chán to revile / to abuse 嚵 chán (variant of 饞|馋[chan2]) gluttonous / greedy 陈方安生 陳方安生 chén fāng ān shēng Anson Chan (1940-), chief secretary for administration, Hong Kong (1997-2001) 儃 chán indecisive / irresolute 刘禅 劉禪 liú chán Liu Chan 劉禪|刘禅 (207-271), son of Liu Bei, reigned as Shu Han emperor 233-263 唐武宗 táng wǔ zōng Emperor Wuzong of Tang (814-846), reign name of sixteenth Tang emperor Li Chan 李瀍[Li3 Chan2], reigned 840-846 子产 子產 zǐ chǎn Zi Chan (?-522 BC), statesman and philosopher during the Spring and Autumn period 李瀍 lǐ chán Li Chan, personal name of sixteenth Tang Emperor Wuzong 武宗[Wu3 zong1] (814-846), reigned 840-846 泳儿 泳兒 yǒng ér Vincy Chan, Hong Kong female singer 浐 滻 chǎn name of a river in Shaanxi province / see 滻河|浐河[Chan3 He2] 浐河 滻河 chǎn hé Chan River (in Shaanxi province) 瀍河 chán hé Chan River in Henan province 河南[He2 nan2] 産 chǎn to give birth / to reproduce / to produce / product / resource / estate / property / Japanese variant of 產|产 禅门五宗 禪門五宗 chán mén wǔ zōng the five schools of Chan Buddhism 陈奕迅 陳奕迅 chén yì xùn Eason Chan (1974-), Hong Kong pop singer and actor 陈木胜 陳木勝 chén mù shèng Benny Chan (Hong Kong film director) 惠能 huì néng Huineng (638-713), the Sixth Patriarch of Chan Buddhism / variant of 慧能[Hui4 neng2] 慧能 huì néng Huineng (638-713), the Sixth Patriarch of Chan Buddhism 啴 嘽 chǎn relaxed and leisurely / used in 嘽嘽|啴啴[chan3chan3] and 嘽緩|啴缓[chan3huan3] 刬 剗 chǎn to scrape the ground with a spade (to make it level or to remove weeds) / to shovel / (bound form) spade / shovel / variant of 鏟|铲[chan3] 讇 chǎn to talk in one's sleep / old variant of 諂|谄[chan3] 𬊤 燀 chǎn to make a fire / winding mountain path 嚵 chàn (literary) animal's mouth or beak 旵 chǎn (literary) (of sunlight) to beam down / to illuminate / (used in place names and given names) 韂 chàn (bound form) saddle blanket 不立文字 bù lì wén zì (idiom) In Chan Buddhism, it refers to awakening transmitted without relying on written texts or scriptures, through direct understanding between master and disciple. 当头棒喝 dāng tóu bàng hè (idiom) In Chan Buddhism, a master would sometimes strike a novice with a stick or shout loudly to awaken him. syn 见性成佛 jiàn xìng chéng fó (idiom) In Chan Buddhism, recognizing one’s original mind and innate nature is enough to attain Buddhahood. 拈花微笑 niān huā wēi xiào (idiom) Originally, to attain complete insight into Chan doctrine. By extension, to reach a tacit understanding and share the same intentions. 衣钵相传 yī bō xiāng chuán (idiom) To pass a technique, field of learning, or intellectual tradition from master to disciple, by analogy with the transmission of the robe and bowl in Chan Buddhism. syn 以心传心 yǐ xīn chuán xīn (idiom) A Chan Buddhist term meaning to transmit awakening from mind to mind, apart from words and texts. 佴之蚕室 佴之蠶室 er zi chan shi (idiom) To live in a silkworm room / refers to someone subjected to castration as a punishment. 单传心印 單傳心印 dān chuán xīn yìn (idiom) In Chan Buddhism, to transmit the teaching directly from mind to mind, without relying on scriptures, language, or writing. 即心是佛 jí xīn shì fó (idiom) In Chan Buddhism, one can attain awakening and become a Buddha by seeking within one’s own mind. 向上一路 xiàng shàng yī lù (idiom) In Chan Buddhism, this idiom refers to the inconceivable state of complete awakening. 敲骨取髓 qiāo gǔ qǔ suǐ (idiom) In Chan Buddhism, to mutilate oneself in the pursuit of the Way. Figuratively, to exploit someone with extreme cruelty, stripping them of every resource. 正法眼藏 zhèng fǎ yǎn cáng (idiom) A Buddhist term. In Chan Buddhism, it refers to the whole of the Buddha Dharma. 衣钵相承 yī bō xiāng chéng (idiom) The transmission of doctrine from master to disciple in Chan Buddhism. 语不投机 語不投機 yǔ bù tóu jī (idiom) In Chan Buddhism, this expression refers to teaching that does not suit the moment or the listener’s spiritual capacity. 