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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 禅机

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
禅机 chán jī - Buddhist allegorical word or gesture; subtleties of Buddhist doctrine

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 92,856 63,704

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
chán- dhyana (Sanskrit)
- Zen
- meditation (Buddhism)
shàn- to abdicate
- surname Ji
- (bound form) machine; mechanism
- (bound form) aircraft
- (bound form) an opportunity
- (bound form) crucial point; pivot
- (bound form) quick-witted; flexible
- (bound form) organic

Other Words Containing 禅机

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo