# 禅杖 (chánzhàng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 禅杖 (chánzhàng) means “Buddhist monk's staff”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: Buddhist monk's staff
- Pinyin: chánzhàng (chan2 zhang4)
- Traditional: 禪杖
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 老和尚手里拿着禅杖。
  Lǎo héshang shǒu lǐ ná zhe chánzhàng.
  The old monk held a Buddhist staff in his hand.

## Characters

- 禅 (chán): dhyana (Sanskrit); Zen
- 杖 (zhàng): a staff; a rod

https://hanziro.com/word/chan-zhang-buddhist-monks-staff/

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