参(cān)

HSK 28 strokesTrad. 參
Readingscānshēncēnsān

variant of 参

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Character information

Pinyin
cān / shēn / cēn / sān
Meaning
variant of 参
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
參

Origin & structure

Where 参 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱⿱厶大彡

In this compound, 彡 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

厶sī大dà彡shān

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 参 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 参

Common words using 参 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

cān参jiā加
HSK 2

to participate

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cān参zhǎn展
HSK 6

to exhibit at or take part in a trade show etc

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cān参zhào照
HSK 7-9

to consult a reference

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dān丹shēn参

(botany) red sage (Salvia miltiorrhiza)

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rén人shēn参

ginseng

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chuán传cān参

to pass an argument (computing) (abbr. for 传递参数)

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jǐn仅zuò作cān参kǎo考

for reference only

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nèi内cān参

restricted document, available only to certain individuals such as high-ranking Party o…

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万且业为主举久乐

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