1. 参

参

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  • 507th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 80 words
  • Component in 10 characters

Decomposition

1Once
参→
No glyph available彡
2Radical
参→
厶private大big彡bristle/beard
3Graphical
参→
㇛丶人一彡

Pinyin & Meaning

1. 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
2. shēn (shen1)ginseng

Pronunciation Clues

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

Appears In

参 also appears in:
惨渗掺碜糁骖毵黪鲹鯵

Example Words

Common

参加 (參加)
参与 (參與)

Uncommon

人参 (人參)
参考 (參考)
参观 (參觀)

RareShow 75

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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.