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参
蓡
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)

丹参
dānshēn
Salvia miltiorrhiza
人参
rénshēn
ginseng
参宿
Shēnxiù
Three Stars (Chinese constellation)
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)
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>]]
沙参
shāshēn
ladybell root (Radix adenophorae)
海参
hǎishēn
sea cucumber
玄参
xuánshēn
Ningpo figwort (Scrophularia ningpoensis)
苦参
kǔshēn
liquorice (Sophora flavescens), with roots used in TCM
党参
dǎngshēn
poor man's ginseng (Codonopsis pilosula)
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