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

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

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 cān (can1)The component is pronounced as 'shān' (shan1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. 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

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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  • 108th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.18% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 64 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
No glyph availableone
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 '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for (yu3)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for (yu4)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

参与 (參與)

Uncommon

罪与罚 (罪與罰)
与其 (與其)
与否 (與否)
与众不同 (與眾不同)

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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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