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参

cān
HSK 25 readings

“To take part in” in Chinese is 参 (cān).

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Meaning

  • to take part in
  • to participate
  • to join
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  • to attend
  • to counsel
  • unequal
  • varied
  • irregular
  • uneven
  • not uniform
  • abbr. for 參議院|参议院 Senate, Upper House
  • ginseng
  • one of the 28 constellations
  • variant of 參|参[can1]
  • used in 參差|参差[cen1 ci1]
  • old variant of 參|参[can1]
  • variant of 參|参[shen1]

Example

她参观了好几次这个房子。

She visited the house several times.

From 参观 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

  • cānvariant of 參|参 / 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 / old variant of 參|参
  • shēnginseng / one of the 28 constellations / variant of 參|参
  • sānthree (archaic, variant of 叁/三)
  • cēnused in 參差|参差

Stroke Order

8 strokes

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