Chinese symbol for “meditate”
冥想
míng xiǎng
to meditate; meditation
The closest CC-CEDICT match for meditate is 冥想 (míng xiǎng), defined as: to meditate; meditation.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “meditate”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 坐禅 (坐禪) | zuò chán | to sit in meditation; to meditate |
| 静坐 (靜坐) | jìng zuò | to sit quietly; to meditate |
| 打坐 | dǎ zuò | to sit in meditation; to meditate |
| 打禅 (打禪) | dǎ chán | to meditate (of Buddhist) |
| 默想 | mò xiǎng | silent contemplation; to meditate |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 冥想.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 冥王 | míng wáng | the king of hell |
| 幽冥 | yōu míng | dark; hell |
| 冥界 | míng jiè | ghost world |
| 冥诞 (冥誕) | míng dàn | (formal) posthumous birthday |
| 冥府 | míng fǔ | underworld; hell |
| 想要 | xiǎng yào | to want to; to feel like |
| 思想 | sī xiǎng | thought; thinking |
| 不想 | bù xiǎng | unexpectedly; to one's surprise |
See also: Japanese symbol for “meditate”.
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