1. 參
  2. 加

參

Previous (炀)Next (憩)
  • 4380th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 80 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
參→
厽㐱
2Radical
參→
厽N/A人human彡bristle/beard
3Graphical
參→
厽人彡

Pinyin & Meaning

1. sān (san1)three (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
2. cān (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
3. shēn (shen1)ginseng

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 參 sān (san1)The component 彡 is pronounced as 'shān' (shan1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 參 cān (can1)The component 彡 is pronounced as 'shān' (shan1). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for 參 shēn (shen1)The component 㐱 is pronounced as 'zhěn' (zhen3). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for 參 shēn (shen1)The component 人 is pronounced as 'rén' (ren2). It has the same pinyin final.
5. Pronunciation clue for 參 shēn (shen1)The component 彡 is pronounced as 'shān' (shan1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

參 also appears in:
篸縿鬖蔘贂磣驂

Example Words

Common

参加 (參加)
参与 (參與)

Uncommon

人参 (人參)
参考 (參考)
参观 (參觀)

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加

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Previous (果)Next (西)
  • 166th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.13% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 347 words
  • Component in 17 characters

Decomposition

1Once
加→
力口
2Radical
加→
力power/force口mouth
3Graphical
加→
㇆丿口

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiā (Jia1)abbr. for Canada 加拿大[Jia1 na2 da4]
2. jiā (jia1)to add • plus

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

加 also appears in:
架驾贺咖迦伽茄枷袈痂珈跏笳哿賀駕鴐

Example Words

Common

加入 
加油 
参加 (參加)
增加 
更加 

Uncommon

加上 
加以 
加倍 
加大 
加州 
加工 
加强 (加強)
加快 
加拿大 
加油站 
加深 
加热 (加熱)
加班 
加盟 
加薪 
加号 (加號)
加速 
加重 
加点 (加點)
外加 
新加坡 
添加 
芝加哥 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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