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参
葠
shēn
1. variant of [[參|参<shēn>]]
Very Common • Top 1%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

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

Compound Words (12)

参宿
Shēnxiù
Three Stars (Chinese constellation)
丹参
dānshēn
Salvia miltiorrhiza
苦参
kǔshēn
liquorice (Sophora flavescens), with roots used in TCM
玄参
xuánshēn
Ningpo figwort (Scrophularia ningpoensis)
人参
rénshēn
ginseng
海参
hǎishēn
sea cucumber
党参
dǎngshēn
poor man's ginseng (Codonopsis pilosula)
沙参
shāshēn
ladybell root (Radix adenophorae)
曾参
ZēngShēn
Zeng Shen (505-435 BC), a.k.a. [[曾子<Zēngzǐ>]], student of Confucius, presumed editor or author of Confucian classic the Great Learning [[大學|大学<Dàxué>]]
参茸
shēnróng
ginseng and young deer antler (used in TCM)
参薯
shēnshǔ
Dioscorea alata (Kinampay or aromatic purple yam, a sweet root crop)
参宿七
Shēnxiùqī
Rigel (star)

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
cān
old variant of [[參|参<cān>]]
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