1. 禅

禅

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  1. 禅 is the 2191st most frequent character.
  2. 禅 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 禅 appears as a character in 15 words.
  4. 禅 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
禅 => 礻, 单
Radical :
禅 => 礻 (sign), 丷 (eight/divide), 冂 (upside down box), 二 (two), 丨 (line), 十 (ten)
Graphical :
禅 => 一, 一, 丨, 一, 丶, 戈, 丨, 丶, 丷, 冂, 二, 丨, 一, 丨

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. chan2 - dhyana (Sanskrit)/Zen/meditation (Buddhism)
  2. shan4 - to abdicate

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 禅 (chan2): The component 单 is pronounced as 'dan1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 禅 (shan4): The component 单 is pronounced as 'dan1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 禅 (shan4): The component 礻 is pronounced as 'shi4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 禅 (shan4): The component 丨 is pronounced as 'shu4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  5. Pronunciation clue for 禅 (shan4): The component 十 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

口头禅 (口頭禪)
禅师 (禪師)

Medium Frequency

参禅 (參禪)
禅 (禪)
禅城 (禪城)
禅城区 (禪城區)
禅宗 (禪宗)
禅院 (禪院)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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