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cān(can1) , shēn(shen1) , cēn(cen1) // pronunciations of 参 in Mandarin Pinyin

Basic information about 参

Unihan definition: take part in, intervene; ginseng

Number of strokes: 8
Examples of other characters consisting of 8 strokes: , , , , , , , , ,

Radical:  28.6

HSK level: 3
Other HSK 3 characters: , , , , , , , , , more hsk 3 charaters »

Frequency rank: 507

General standard index number: 1334

Traditional variant:

Numeric value: 3 (参 is an numeral used in accounting)

Examples of words containing this character: 丹参, 人参, 内参, 参加, 参劾, 参半, 参天, 参孙, 参宿, 参展, 参差, 参悟, 参战, 参拜, 参政, 参数, 参校, 参照, 参看, 参禅, 参考, 参股, 参与, 参茸, 参薯

English translation (based on CEDICT):

參|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
參|参[shēn]:
- ginseng
- one of the 28 constellations
叅|参[cān]:
- old variant of |[can1]
葠|参[shēn]:
- variant of |[shen1]
蓡|参[shēn]:
- variant of |[shen1]

Details

Unicode code point: U+53C2

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