1. 參

參

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  1. 參 is the 4380th most frequent character.
  2. 參 has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. 參 appears as a character in 50 words.
  4. 參 appears as a component in 7 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
參 => 厽, 㐱
Radical :
參 => 厽 (N/A), 人 (human), 彡 (bristle/beard)
Graphical :
參 => 厽, 人, 彡

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. san1 - three (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
  2. 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. shen1 - ginseng

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 參 (san1): The component 彡 is pronounced as 'shan1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 參 (can1): The component 彡 is pronounced as 'shan1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 參 (shen1): The component 㐱 is pronounced as 'zhen3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 參 (shen1): The component 人 is pronounced as 'ren2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  5. Pronunciation clue for 參 (shen1): The component 彡 is pronounced as 'shan1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

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)

Appears In:

參 also appears in:
篸縿鬖蔘贂磣驂
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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