善 shàn
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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) -
shàn
adjective
happy
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 善 is the same as 吉 (GHDC '善' 5) -
shàn
adjective
good
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 善 is the same as 良好 (CCD '善' 3) -
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) -
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) -
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) -
shàn
verb
to repair
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (FE '善' 4) -
shàn
verb
to admire
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 善 is the same as 羡慕 -
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) -
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) -
shàn
proper noun
Shan
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (CCD '善' 10; GHDC '善' 10) -
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')
Contained in
- 淳善 well disposed towards; sūrata
- 广善天(廣善天) Subhakrtsna heaven
- 善灯(善燈) Good Lamp; Suppatīta; Supradīpa
- 善堂 Shantang ; benevolent halls; virtuous society
- 唯愿善说无上行(唯願善說無上行) I only wish that you expound the supreme way
- 大柔善救度佛母 Mahasanti Tara
- 已生善 good that has already been produced
- 六根妙用 眼中慈悲人缘好 耳裏善听人增慧 鼻内清爽人健康 口舌赞美人欢喜 身做好事人有益 心性有佛人成道(六根妙用 眼中慈悲人緣好 耳裏善听人增慧 鼻內清爽人健康 口舌讚美人歡喜 身做好事人有益 心性有佛人成道) Making Good Use of the Six Sensory Faculties Compassionate eyes help build good relationships. Patient ears help enhance your wisdom. A clear nose helps ensure good health. A complimenting tongue helps create joy. Beneficial deeds help bring good to others. A Buddha-like mind makes attainment possible.
- 从善如流(從善如流) readily following good advice; willing to accept other people's views ; Forge Ahead in Doing What Is Right
- 善报(善報) wholesome retribution
- 真善美新闻传播奖(真善美新聞傳播獎) Truthful, Virtuous and Beautiful Media Award
- 善男信女 lay practitioners of Buddhism ; good men and women
- 国名善净(國名善淨) that world [will be named] Suvisuddha (i.e. very pure)
- 敢于发问 问出智慧 长于听闻 闻出对话 善于沟通 谈出共识 勇于思考 想出创意 严于磨鍊 鍊出实力 安于静修 修出道念(敢於發問 問出智慧 長於聽聞 聞出對話 善於溝通 談出共識 勇於思考 想出創意 嚴於磨鍊 鍊出實力 安於靜修 修出道念) When you are brave enough to ask questions, wisdom is what you get. When you are a patient listener, communication is what you achieve. When you are a good communicator, consensus is what you attain. When you are a freethinker, creativity is what you attain. When you are a persistent challenger, skill is what you acquire. When you are a calm practitioner, commitment to the Way is what you gain.
- 善顺菩萨会(善順菩薩會) Surataparipṛcchā; Shanshun Pusa Hui
- 如来善护念 福慧自庄严(如來善護念 福慧自莊嚴) The Tathagata who safeguards his thoughts Is naturally adorned by merit and wisdom.
- 贤善(賢善) Bhadrika; Bhaddiya
- 修十善业(修十善業) visualize the ten good deeds
- 玄宗朝翻经三藏善无畏赠鸿胪卿行状(玄宗朝翻經三藏善無畏贈鴻臚卿行狀) Xuan Zong Chao Fan Jing San Zang Shan Wu Wei Zeng Hong Lu Qing Xing Zhuang
- 善灭诸戏论(善滅諸戲論) auspicious cessation of mental proliferations
- 善女人 good women ; a good woman; a daughter of a noble family
- 善现品(善現品) Subhūti chapter
- 少善根 few good roots; little virtue
- 善权(善權) upāyakauśalya; kauśalya; skill in means
- 众善奉行(眾善奉行) Uphold All Good Deeds ; do all that is wholesome
- 七善法 seven dharmas; seven teachings
- 受善法戒 wholesome conduct precepts
- 善人往经(善人往經) Purisagati Sutta
- 一善天 Akaniṣṭha; Akanistha; Akaniṭṭha
- 善思 thoughtfulness; wholesome thinking
- 大乘善见变化文殊师利问法经(大乘善見變化文殊師利問法經) The Beautiful Transformations of the Dharma of Mañjuśrī's Questions; Dasheng Shan Jian Bianhua Wenshushili Wen Fa Jing
- 净善重(淨善重) Jing Shan Chong
- 慈善寺 Cishan Temple
Also contained in
循循善诱 、 安善 、 善策 、 和善 、 善败 、 多多益善 、 性善论 、 驯善 、 慈眉善眼 、 善败之端 、 阿拉善右旗 、 余善 、 择善固执 、 善罢甘休 、 改过向善 、 性善说 、 慈善抽奖 、 善慧
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Truncated for common words
- 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
- 言善 (言善) 汝所言善 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — 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
- 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
- 意念善 (意念善) 意念善 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 12 — count: 6
- 善解 (善解) 善解第一義 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 5