Ch'an
noun
Zen.
Ch'an
1 American
[chahn]
/ tʃɑn /
noun
Chinese.
Chan.
2
American
Or
Chanc
abbreviation
-
Chancellor.
-
Chancery.
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But as she becomes more deeply involved in the lives of war refugees, the calm, breadth and mercy of Ch'an Buddhism more and more profoundly draw and disturb her.
From Time Magazine Archive
Believing with Lao-tzu, the founder of Taoism, that inspiration comes in a flash and cannot be long sustained, the Ch'an painter worked in monochrome "as if a whirlwind possessed his hand."
From Time Magazine Archive
On the way, between Ch'an and Ts'ai, their provisions became exhausted, and they were cut off somehow from obtaining a fresh supply.
From The Chinese Classics: with a translation, critical and exegetical notes, prolegomena and copious indexes (Shih ching. English) — Volume 1 by James Legge
Kung-sun Ch'an of Wei inquired of Tsz-kung how Confucius acquired his learning.
From Chinese Literature Comprising the Analects of Confucius, the Sayings of Mencius, the Shi-King, the Travels of Fâ-Hien, and the Sorrows of Han by Sir John Francis Davis
Ch'an, which formed part of the present province of Ho-nan, lay south from Wei.
From The Chinese Classics: with a translation, critical and exegetical notes, prolegomena and copious indexes (Shih ching. English) — Volume 1 by James Legge
“Forget Chris Tucker. Forget Jackie Chan. Forget everybody else,” he said with a grin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2020
“His skating skills have gotten better. We did the same thing when we were challenging and trying to compete with Patrick Chan. The thought was, ‘How do we get ahead of Patrick?’
From The Guardian ● Mar. 29, 2019
“Ruby Chan. We moved here a few months ago from San Francisco.”
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
"Like Jackie Chan. Jackie Chan can mess some brothers up, yo."
From "Miracle's Boys" by Jacqueline Woodson
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