shàn

  1. shàn adjective virtuous; wholesome; benevolent; well-disposed
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 善良 (CCD '善' 1; FE '善' 1; GHDC '善' 1)
  2. shàn adjective happy
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 善 is the same as 吉 (GHDC '善' 5)
  3. shàn adjective good
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 善 is the same as 良好 (CCD '善' 3)
  4. shàn adjective kind-hearted
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In this sense 善 is the same as 友好 (CCD '善' 4; GHDC '善' 2)
  5. shàn verb to be skilled at something
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 善 is the same as 工巧 (ABCE '善'; CCD '善' 7; FE '善' 2)
  6. shàn adjective familiar
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 善 is the same as 熟悉 (CCD '善' 5; GHDC '善' 7)
  7. shàn verb to repair
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (FE '善' 4)
  8. shàn verb to admire
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 善 is the same as 羡慕
  9. shàn verb to praise
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In this sense 善 is the same as 赞许 (GHDC '善' 4)
  10. shàn adverb numerous; frequent; easy
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 善 is the same as 常 or 易 (CCD '善' 9; GHDC '善' 5)
  11. shàn proper noun Shan
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (CCD '善' 10; GHDC '善' 10)
  12. shàn adjective wholesome; virtuous
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: kuśala, Pali: kusala, Japanese: zen; literally meaning 'right, proper, suitable, good' in Sanskrit (BCSD '善', p. 259; BL 'kuśala'; FGDB '善'; Mahāvyutpatti 'kuśalam'; MW 'kuśala')

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面恶心善善后同心慈善会见善如不及善恶之报假善人善败之端择善而从百善孝为先善德王善射心地善良欲善其事,必先利其器改过从善至善友善善恶二元归善

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  • Scroll 359 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 279 , has parallel version
  • Scroll 1 Diamond Sūtra 金剛能斷般若波羅蜜經 — count: 261
  • Scroll 29 Śāriputrābhidharmaśāstra (Shelifu Apitan Lun) 舍利弗阿毘曇論 — count: 223
  • Scroll 595 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 200 , has parallel version
  • Scroll 18 Abhidharmajñānaprasthānaśāstra (Apitan Ba Jiandu Lun) 阿毘曇八犍度論 — count: 196
  • Scroll 461 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 178 , has parallel version
  • Scroll 28 Śāriputrābhidharmaśāstra (Shelifu Apitan Lun) 舍利弗阿毘曇論 — count: 175
  • Scroll 193 Abhidharmamahāvibhāṣaśāstra (Apidamo Dapiposha Lun) 阿毘達磨大毘婆沙論 — count: 156
  • Scroll 9 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 155
  • Scroll 22 Śāriputrābhidharmaśāstra (Shelifu Apitan Lun) 舍利弗阿毘曇論 — count: 154

Collocations

  • 善住 (善住) 善住柔軟足 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 18
  • 善可 (善可) 善可講說 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 5 — count: 13
  • 善调 (善調) 善調七牙住 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 9
  • 意念善 (意念善) 意念善 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 12 — count: 7
  • 善贤 (善賢) 玉女寶善賢給侍左右 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 7
  • 身行善 (身行善) 身行善 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 6 — count: 7
  • 言善 (言善) 汝所言善 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 7
  • 善听 (善聽) 汝等當善聽 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 6
  • 能善 (能善) 以能善解法性故知 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 6
  • 称善 (稱善) 眾咸稱善 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 4 — count: 5