U+7985 "禅" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+7985 "禅" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character with profound historical and spiritual significance, primarily representing the concept of Zen in Buddhism. It is composed of the radical for "spirit" or "divinity" on the left and a phonetic component on the right, and its meanings encompass meditation, contemplation, and the act of abandoning worldly concerns to achieve enlightenment. In East Asian cultures, particularly in China, Japan, and Korea, this character is central to Buddhist practices and philosophy, symbolizing the direct, intuitive experience of reality beyond intellectual analysis. While it is most famously associated with the Chan (Zen) school of Buddhism, it also appears in secular contexts referring to quiet reflection or the transfer of power or authority, as in the term "禅让" for abdication.