-chan

From the Japanese honorific ちゃん (-chan).

-chan

1. (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.

   Coordinate term: -kun

In reference to 4chan, in turn from Futaba Channel (cf. its URL, www.2chan.net, or its alternate names ふたばちゃん and 双葉ちゃん found on its homepage); hence, derived from Japanese チャンネル (channeru), from English channel.

-chan

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

• chan

• Cahn, Ch*na

-chan m

1. forms verbal nouns from first-conjugation verbs ending in -igh

-chan

1. Rōmaji transcription of ちゃん

• IPA^(key): [-t͡ʃaŋ]

-chan

1. allomorph of -tan used for stems that end in i