Examples of “chan” in a Sentence

noun A single discussion channel on IRC or a similar chat network.

• You can join our chan to chat with other players.
• The bot greets everyone who enters the chan.
• They created a new chan to discuss the game update.

noun An imageboard website, especially one modeled on 4chan-style anonymous posting.

• Many internet jokes start life on an anonymous chan.
• Moderators on the chan removed the thread within minutes.
• The meme first appeared on an obscure chan before spreading everywhere.

noun A school of Chinese Buddhism, known in Japan as Zen, that emphasizes sudden enlightenment reached through meditation rather than scripture study.

• She read a book about Chan teachings and sitting meditation.
• Chan masters often taught through short, surprising answers rather than long texts.
• The monastery still practices a form of Chan Buddhism dating back centuries.