憺
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Meaning: peace
💡 Think 'Dan' the peaceful man, calm like still water.
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憺 (dàn) is a Classical Chinese character meaning 'peace' or 'tranquility,' often used in poetic contexts to describe a state of calmness akin to still water. It appears in ancient texts like the Book of Songs, reflecting a philosophical ideal of inner serenity, comparable to the Western concept of 'ataraxia' (tranquility of mind) in Stoicism or 'nirvāṇa' in Buddhism.
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