Chan

See also: Appendix:Variations of "chan"

English

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /tʃæn/
Rhymes: -æn

Etymology 1

From Cantonese 陳／陈 (can⁴), Mandarin 陳／陈 (Chén) or Hokkien 曾 (Chan).

Proper noun

Chan

A surname of Chinese origin.

Related terms

Chen, Tan
Zeng, Tsang

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Mandarin 禪／禅 (chán).

Noun

Chan (uncountable)

Zen Buddhism.

Anagrams

Cahn

Tagalog

Etymology

From Hokkien 曾 (Chan) or Cantonese 陳／陈 (can⁴).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Chan

A surname of Chinese origin.

See also

Tan

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