1. 参

参

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  1. 参 is the 507th most frequent character.
  2. 参 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 参 appears as a character in 50 words.
  4. 参 appears as a component in 10 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
参 => No glyph available, 彡
Radical :
参 => 厶 (private), 大 (big), 彡 (bristle/beard)
Graphical :
参 => ㇛, 丶, 人, 一, 彡

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. can1 - take part in/participate/join/attend/to join/unequal/varied/irregular/to counsel/uneven/not uniform/abbr. for 參議院|参议院 Senate, Upper House
  2. shen1 - ginseng

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 参 (can1): The component 彡 is pronounced as 'shan1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 参 (shen1): The component 彡 is pronounced as 'shan1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

参加 (參加)
参与 (參與)

Medium Frequency

人参 (人參)
参考 (參考)
参观 (參觀)

Appears In:

参 also appears in:
惨渗掺碜糁骖毵黪鲹鯵
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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