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参

cān/cēn/shēn

to take part in; to participate

Traditional 參
Variant forms 㕘 / 叅 / 葠 / 蓡 Explore in 3D3D

Ancient forms

2 forms
  1. BronzeWestern Zhou
  2. Small sealQin–Han

Glyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.

Meaning

cān as in 参加 can1
  1. to take part in
  2. to participate
  3. to join
  4. to attend
  5. to counsel
  6. unequal
  7. varied
  8. irregular
  9. uneven
  10. not uniform
  11. abbr. for 參議院|参议院 Senate, Upper House
cēn as in 参差 cen1
  1. used in 参差 cēn cī
shēn as in 人参 shen1
  1. ginseng
  2. one of the 28 constellations

Example sentences

HSK words with 参

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