Ch'an

¹

[ chahn ]

noun

, Chinese.

1. Zen ( def 1 ).

Chan.

²

or Chanc

abbreviation for

1. Chancellor.
2. Chancery.

Example Sentences

With a record number of contestants vying for a record grand prize, the CH Ballers - the “CH” an ode to three of the members’ days at Campbell Hall High School in Los Angeles - broke the contest’s record for the largest percentage of correct picks.

From Washington Times

An' 'tain't no use, ma'am, fo' yo' t' stan' up dah on de po'ch an' tell us we all 'mancyperated, and yo' don' care nuthin' no mo' 'bout us.

From Project Gutenberg

Marse Tom Boling driv in wid a coach an' four an' two outriders, an' de horses wore white ribbons on dere ears; an' de coachman had flowers in his coat mos' big as his head, an' dey whirled up in front of de po'ch, an' out he stepped in his blue coat an' brass buttons an' a yaller wais'coat,—yaller as a gourd,—an' his bell-crown hat in his han'.

From Project Gutenberg

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

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