阿难

Traditional: 阿難

Ē nán

Dictionary entry

Prince Ananda, cousin of the Buddha and his closest disciple

What does 阿难 mean?

阿难 (Ē nán) has the following dictionary meaning.

1Prince Ananda, cousin of the Buddha and his closest disciple

Character breakdown

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阿āprefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity · (bound form) abbreviation for country names beginning with 阿, e.g. 阿富汗[A1 fu4 han4] "Afghanistan"难nándifficult (to...) · problem

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阿难

Ē nán

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