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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)

内参
nèicān
internal reference (within the same publication)
参加
cānjiā
to participate
HSK 3
参劾
cānhé
to accuse
参半
cānbàn
half
参天
cāntiān
reach high to the sky
参孙
Cānsūn
Samson (name)
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
参照
cānzhào
to consult a reference
HSK 6
参看
cānkàn
see also
参禅
cānchán
to practice Chan Buddhist meditation
参考
cānkǎo
consultation
HSK 5
参股
cāngǔ
equity participation (finance)
参与
cānyù
to participate (in sth)
HSK 5
参见
cānjiàn
to refer to

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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