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参
叅
cān
1. old variant of [[參|参<cān>]]
Very Common • Top 1%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

参
cān
to take part in, to intervene; ginseng
HSK 3 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

参谒
cānyè
to visit
参议
cānyì
consultant
参孙
Cānsūn
Samson (name)
参赛
cānsài
to compete
参赞
cānzàn
diplomatic officer
参军
cānjūn
to join the army
参透
cāntòu
to fully grasp
内参
nèicān
internal reference (within the same publication)
参酌
cānzhuó
to consider (a matter)
参量
cānliàng
parameter (math)
参杂
cānzá
to mix
参阅
cānyuè
to consult
参院
cānyuàn
abbr. for [[參議院|参议院<cānyìyuàn>]], senate
参展
cānzhǎn
to exhibit at or take part in a trade show etc
参悟
cānwù
to comprehend (the nature of things etc)
参战
cānzhàn
to go to war
参拜
cānbài
to formally call on
参政
cānzhèng
to be involved in politics
参数
cānshù
parameter
参校
cānjiào
to proofread

Alternate Entries

参
cān
to take part in / to participate / to join / to attend / to counsel / unequal / varied / irregular / uneven / not uniform / abbr. for [[參議院|参议院]] Senate, Upper House
参
shēn
ginseng / one of the 28 constellations
参
shēn
variant of [[參|参<shēn>]]
参
shēn
variant of [[參|参<shēn>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
506
Word Frequency Rank
733 of 84,292

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