Chan

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From CantoneseCategory:English terms derived from Cantonese#CHAN 陳／陈 (can4).

Proper noun

ChanCategory:English lemmas#CHANCategory:English proper nouns#CHANCategory:English uncountable nouns#CHANCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#CHANCategory:Pages with entries#CHANCategory:Pages with 6 entries#CHAN

  1. A Chinese surname from CantoneseCategory:English surnames#CHANCategory:English surnames from Cantonese#CHAN.

Etymology 2

From HokkienCategory:English terms derived from Hokkien#CHAN 曾 (Chan).

Proper noun

ChanCategory:English lemmas#CHANCategory:English proper nouns#CHANCategory:English uncountable nouns#CHANCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#CHANCategory:Pages with entries#CHANCategory:Pages with 6 entries#CHAN

  1. A Chinese surname from HokkienCategory:English surnames#CHANCategory:English surnames from Hokkien#CHAN.

Etymology 3

From MandarinCategory:English terms derived from Mandarin#CHAN 詹 (Zhān).

Proper noun

ChanCategory:English lemmas#CHANCategory:English proper nouns#CHANCategory:English uncountable nouns#CHANCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#CHANCategory:Pages with entries#CHANCategory:Pages with 6 entries#CHAN

  1. A surname from ChineseCategory:English surnames#CHANCategory:English surnames from Chinese#CHAN.

Etymology 4

Category:English terms derived from Sanskrit#CHANCategory:English terms derived from the Sanskrit root ध्यै#CHAN

Borrowed from the pinyin romanization of the MandarinCategory:English terms borrowed from Mandarin#CHANCategory:English terms derived from Mandarin#CHAN pronunciation of ChineseCategory:English terms derived from Chinese#CHAN 禪 / 禅 (Chán), a development and clipping of Middle ChineseCategory:English terms derived from Middle Chinese#CHAN 禪那 (MC dzyen na), a transcription of SanskritCategory:English terms derived from Sanskrit#CHAN ध्यान (dhyāna, literally “meditation”). Doublet of dhyana and ZenCategory:English doublets#CHAN.

Alternative forms

Noun

Chan (uncountable)Category:English lemmas#CHANCategory:English nouns#CHANCategory:English uncountable nouns#CHANCategory:English uncountable nouns#CHANCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#CHANCategory:Pages with entries#CHANCategory:Pages with 6 entries#CHAN

  1. (BuddhismCategory:en:Buddhism#CHAN) A major Chinese school of Mahayana Buddhism characterized by sudden enlightenment achieved by indirect means, developed in Japan as Zen.
Usage notes

The Chinese school and its masters are most often encountered in English under their Japanese names. When Chan is encountered, it is usually pointedly giving primacy to the Chinese schools which developed the major doctrines or attempting to distinguish particularly Chinese elements from those found in Japanese Zen.

Synonyms

Etymology 5

From KhmerCategory:English terms derived from Khmer#CHAN ចន្ទ (can).

Proper noun

ChanCategory:English lemmas#CHANCategory:English proper nouns#CHANCategory:English uncountable nouns#CHANCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#CHANCategory:Pages with entries#CHANCategory:Pages with 6 entries#CHAN

  1. A surname from KhmerCategory:English surnames#CHANCategory:English surnames from Khmer#CHAN.

Etymology 6

From ManipuriCategory:English terms borrowed from Manipuri#CHANCategory:English terms derived from Manipuri#CHAN ꯆꯥꯟ (cān).

Proper noun

ChanCategory:English lemmas#CHANCategory:English proper nouns#CHANCategory:English uncountable nouns#CHANCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#CHANCategory:Pages with entries#CHANCategory:Pages with 6 entries#CHAN

  1. Alternative form of Chanambam surname of Meitei origin
  2. Alternative form of Chandam surname of Meitei origin

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

Clipping of ChandrikapersadCategory:Dutch clippings#CHAN.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Chan mCategory:Dutch lemmas#CHANCategory:Dutch proper nouns#CHANCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#CHANCategory:Dutch masculine nouns#CHANCategory:Pages with entries#CHANCategory:Pages with 6 entries#CHAN

  1. (SurinameCategory:Surinamese Dutch#CHAN, informalCategory:Dutch informal terms#CHAN) Chan Santokhi
    • 2023 May 23, Nita Ramcharan, “Column: De olifant heeft muisje gebaard... [Column: The elephant has given birth to a mouse...]”, in StarNieuws‎, retrieved 22 September 2023:
      Chan baalt al heel lang van sommige ministers, vandaar dat de ene[sic] commissie, werkgroep, taskforce, adviseurs, platforms a la dol worden benoemd.
      President Santokhi has long been frustrated with some ministers, which is why commissions, working groups, task forces, advisers, forums are appointed like crazy.
      Category:Dutch terms with quotations#CHAN
Category:nl:Nicknames for individuals#CHAN

German

Pronunciation

Noun

Chan mCategory:German lemmas#CHANCategory:German nouns#CHANCategory:German entries with incorrect language header#CHANCategory:German masculine nouns#CHANCategory:Pages with entries#CHANCategory:Pages with 6 entries#CHAN

  1. alternative spelling of Khan

Usage notes

Derived terms

Further reading

Category:de:Heads of state#CHAN

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from CantoneseCategory:Indonesian terms borrowed from Cantonese#CHANCategory:Indonesian terms derived from Cantonese#CHAN 陳 / 陈 (Can4)Category:Cantonese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#CHAN. Doublet of CanCategory:Indonesian doublets#CHAN.

Alternative forms

Proper noun

ChanCategory:Indonesian lemmas#CHANCategory:Indonesian proper nouns#CHANCategory:Indonesian entries with incorrect language header#CHANCategory:Pages with entries#CHANCategory:Pages with 6 entries#CHAN

  1. a Chinese Indonesian surname from CantoneseCategory:Indonesian surnames#CHANCategory:Indonesian surnames from Cantonese#CHAN.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from HokkienCategory:Indonesian terms borrowed from Hokkien#CHANCategory:Indonesian terms derived from Hokkien#CHAN 曾 (Chan).

Alternative forms

Proper noun

ChanCategory:Indonesian lemmas#CHANCategory:Indonesian proper nouns#CHANCategory:Indonesian entries with incorrect language header#CHANCategory:Pages with entries#CHANCategory:Pages with 6 entries#CHAN

  1. a Chinese Indonesian surname from HokkienCategory:Indonesian surnames#CHANCategory:Indonesian surnames from Hokkien#CHAN.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from HokkienCategory:Indonesian terms borrowed from Hokkien#CHANCategory:Indonesian terms derived from Hokkien#CHAN 詹 (Chan)

Proper noun

ChanCategory:Indonesian lemmas#CHANCategory:Indonesian proper nouns#CHANCategory:Indonesian entries with incorrect language header#CHANCategory:Pages with entries#CHANCategory:Pages with 6 entries#CHAN

  1. a Chinese Indonesian surname from HokkienCategory:Indonesian surnames#CHANCategory:Indonesian surnames from Hokkien#CHAN.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from a MayanCategory:Spanish terms borrowed from Mayan languages#CHANCategory:Spanish terms derived from Mayan languages#CHAN language, of uncertainCategory:Spanish terms with unknown etymologies#CHAN origin. Possibilities include:

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Chan m or f by senseCategory:Spanish lemmas#CHANCategory:Spanish proper nouns#CHANCategory:Spanish uncountable proper nouns#CHANCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#CHANCategory:Spanish masculine and feminine nouns by sense#CHANCategory:Spanish masculine nouns#CHANCategory:Spanish feminine nouns#CHANCategory:Spanish nouns with multiple genders#CHANCategory:Pages with entries#CHANCategory:Pages with 6 entries#CHAN

  1. a surname from the Mayan languagesCategory:Spanish surnames#CHANCategory:Spanish surnames from Mayan languages#CHAN

References

  1. ↑ Mex Albornoz, William Humberto (2016), “Nombres de origen maya: observaciones sobre su significado, simbolismo prehispánico y colonial y su relación con los apellidos mayas peninsulares de la actualidad”, in Antrópica‎ (in Spanish), volume 2, number 3, →ISSN, pages 38-61
  2. 1 2 Güémez Pineda, Miguel A. (5 June 2025 (last accessed)), “Apellidos mayas y sus significados en la península de Yucatán”, in Yucatán: identidad y cultura maya‎ (in Spanish)

Tagalog

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from SpanishCategory:Tagalog terms borrowed from Spanish#CHANCategory:Tagalog terms derived from Spanish#CHAN Chan, from HokkienCategory:Tagalog terms derived from Hokkien#CHAN 曾 (Chan). Doublet of ChangCategory:Tagalog doublets#CHAN.

Proper noun

Chan (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜈ᜔)Category:Tagalog lemmas#CHANCategory:Tagalog proper nouns#CHANCategory:Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries#CHANCategory:Tagalog terms with Baybayin script#CHANCategory:Tagalog terms spelled with C#CHANCategory:Tagalog entries with incorrect language header#CHANCategory:Pages with entries#CHANCategory:Pages with 6 entries#CHAN

  1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Spanish [in turn from Hokkien]Category:Tagalog surnames#CHANCategory:Tagalog surnames from Spanish#CHANCategory:Tagalog surnames from Hokkien#CHAN

Etymology 2

Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Tagalog terms borrowed from English#CHANCategory:Tagalog terms derived from English#CHAN Chan, from CantoneseCategory:Tagalog terms derived from Cantonese#CHAN 陳／陈 (Can4). Doublet of Tan and ChenCategory:Tagalog doublets#CHAN.

Proper noun

Chan (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜈ᜔)Category:Tagalog lemmas#CHANCategory:Tagalog proper nouns#CHANCategory:Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries#CHANCategory:Tagalog terms with Baybayin script#CHANCategory:Tagalog terms spelled with C#CHANCategory:Tagalog entries with incorrect language header#CHANCategory:Pages with entries#CHANCategory:Pages with 6 entries#CHAN

  1. a Chinese Filipino surname from English [in turn from Cantonese]Category:Tagalog surnames#CHANCategory:Tagalog surnames from English#CHANCategory:Tagalog surnames from Cantonese#CHAN
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