Ch'an

[ chahn ]

/ tʃɑn /

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noun Chinese.

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Words nearby Ch'an

Chan.

abbreviation

Chancellor.

Chancery.

My younger, straighter-than-an-arrow son was stopped and arrested in two separate jurisdictions a few years ago.
What Would Happen if I Got in White Cop’s Face?|Goldie Taylor|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A half-an-hour earlier they had been caught in the middle of a mortar barrage in a skirmish with separatists.
Shakeup In the Ukraine Rebel High Command|Jamie Dettmer|August 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The full translation follows: In the region of Torez, a AN-26 was just shot down, crashing behind the “progress” mine.
Latest News on Malaysian Airliner Reportedly Shot Down Over Ukraine|The Daily Beast|July 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One is on African primal religions, another on the tao of T'ai Chi Ch'uan, another on the path to total rejuvenation.
The Stacks: The Neville Brothers Stake Their Claim as Bards of the Bayou|John Ed Bradley|April 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In those accounts, neither Buzzelli nor the eager-for-an-angle reporters dubbed the man a World Trade Center “surfer.”
The Search for the Elusive 9/11 Surfer: Pasquale Buzzelli’s Story on Discovery Channel|Matthew DeLuca|September 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
They had searched Mortlake House for Alice, and that vain quest had not wasted more than half-an-hour.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
On the first day's journey toward Chang-an-sa the party made good progress.
Our Little Korean Cousin|H. Lee M. Pike
Passing through the gate, our friends found themselves at once in the midst of the Chang-an-sa monastery buildings.
Our Little Korean Cousin|H. Lee M. Pike
It was the merest baby—half-an-ounce, perhaps—and it fell from the hook into the herbage some yards from the stream.
Uncanny Tales|Various
In half-an-hour he was sound asleep, and a dead silence reigned in Azalea Lodge.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume II (of 3)|Charles James Wills