1. 参
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参

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  • 507th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 50 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.
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Appears In

参 also appears in:
惨渗掺碜糁骖毵黪鲹鯵

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)
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考

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Previous (仅)Next (落)
  • 495th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 60 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
考→
耂丂
2Radical
考→
耂old一one㇉N/A
3Graphical
考→
耂一㇉

Pinyin & Meaning

1. kǎo (kao3)to check • to verify • to test • to examine • to take an exam • to take an entrance exam for • deceased father

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 考 kǎo (kao3)The component 丂 is pronounced as 'kǎo' (kao3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

考 also appears in:
烤拷铐栲鲓

Example Words

High Frequency

思考 
考 
考完 
考虑 (考慮)
考试 (考試)

Medium Frequency

参考 (參考)
监考 (監考)
考上 
考古 
考场 (考場)
考官 
考察 
考生 
考研 
考核 (考覈)
考验 (考驗)
联考 (聯考)
补考 (補考)
高考 
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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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