(anime and manga fandom) Appended to a person's name (usually a female, child, a close friend, or an intimate) to add politeness. It is sometimes used to denote cuteness or familiarity.

(Internet slang) Used in the names of imageboards, usually ones that try to emulate 4chan.

(Internet, informal) An IRC channel.

(Internet, informal) An imageboard.

A Chinese surname from Cantonese.

A Chinese surname from Hokkien.

A surname from Chinese.

(Buddhism) A major Chinese school of Mahayana Buddhism characterized by sudden enlightenment achieved by indirect means, developed in Japan as Zen.

plural of chan

A surname. / A unisex given name transferred from the surname. / An unincorporated community in Sagola Township, Dickinson County, Michigan, United States.