坐禅

坐禪
zuòchán
verb #53,602

Meanings

  1. 1 to sit in meditation (Buddhist)
  2. 2 to practice Zen sitting; zazen

Examples

Lǎo héshang měitiān qīngchén zuòchán yí ge xiǎoshí.
The old monk sits in meditation for an hour every morning.
Zuòchán jiǎngjiu zhuānzhù hūxī, páichú zániàn.
Zen sitting emphasizes focused breathing and clearing distracting thoughts.

Tips

culture
The character (chán) is the Chinese rendering of Sanskrit dhyāna — the same root that gave Japanese "Zen" and Korean "Seon." 坐禅 is the formal practice name; loose practice is 打坐.

Stroke Order

zuò
chán