• 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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  • 102nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.19% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 264 words
  • Component in 14 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jūn (jun1)army • military • arms • CL:個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jūn (jun1)The component is pronounced as '' (ju1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

亚军 (亞軍)
冠军 (冠軍)
千军万马 (千軍萬馬)
季军 (季軍)
将军 (將軍)
军事 (軍事)
军团 (軍團)

Uncommon

三军 (三軍)
全军覆没 (全軍覆沒)
冠军赛 (冠軍賽)
参军 (參軍)
大军 (大軍)
从军 (從軍)
敌军 (敵軍)
新四军 (新四軍)
日军 (日軍)
水军 (水軍)
海军 (海軍)
督军 (督軍)
空军 (空軍)
红军 (紅軍)
美军 (美軍)
解放军 (解放軍)
贺军翔 (賀軍翔)
军人 (軍人)
军令如山 (軍令如山)
军刀 (軍刀)
军区 (軍區)
军官 (軍官)
军情 (軍情)
军方 (軍方)
军旅 (軍旅)
军校 (軍校)
军演 (軍演)
军火 (軍火)
军营 (軍營)
军用 (軍用)
军舰 (軍艦)
军装 (軍裝)
军训 (軍訓)
军车 (軍車)
军医 (軍醫)
军阀 (軍閥)
军队 (軍隊)
进军 (進軍)
远征军 (遠征軍)
陆军 (陸軍)

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