• 4380th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 50 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

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

also appears in:

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)
参赛 (參賽)
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  • 108th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 23 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph availableNo glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (yu2)(same as 歟|欤, final particle expression doubt or surprise, similar to 吗 or 呢)
2. (yu3)and • to give • together with
3. (yu4)take part in

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (yu2)The component is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for (yu2)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for (yu3)The component is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for (yu3)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin initial.
5. Pronunciation clue for (yu4)The component is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the same pinyin final.
6. Pronunciation clue for (yu4)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

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Example Words

High Frequency

参与 (參與)
 ()

Medium Frequency

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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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