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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *怎* | 怎* | *怎
how
Zen Buddhism
Zen saying repeated as cant / (fig.) catchphrase; mantra; favorite expression; stock phrase
to practice Chan Buddhist meditation / to practice Zen meditation / to sit in meditation
Song Dynasty History of Zen Buddhism in China (1252), 20 scrolls
Kumarajiva c. 334-413, Buddhist monk and translator of Zen texts
judge's desk / complex legal case / contentious issue / koan (Zen Buddhism)
to practice Zen (esp. meditation)
the person who drinks it knows best whether the water is hot or cold (Zen proverb); self-awareness comes from within / to know best by personal experience
Zener diode
Zener diode
Zener diode
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *禪* | 禪* | *禪
dhyana (Sanskrit) / Zen / meditation (Buddhism)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *譖* | 譖* | *譖
to slander


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