cān = c + an1
variant of 參|参[can1]
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cān = c + an1
to take part in / to participate / to join / to attend / to counsel / unequal / varied / irregular / uneven / not uniform / abbr. for 參議院|参议院 Senate, Upper House
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ginseng / one of the 28 constellations
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cān = c + an1
old variant of 參|参[can1]
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variant of 參|参[shen1]
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variant of 參|参[shen1]
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cēn = c + (e)n1
used in 參差|参差[cen1 ci1]
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How to pronounce 参

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= c initial

C is for the King of Chu.

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+ an1 final

In front of the anthill.

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= c initial

C is for the King of Chu.

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+ (e)n1 final

In front of the encampment.

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= sh initial

Sh is for Sherlock Holmes.

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+ (e)n1 final

In front of the encampment.

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参 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
mǒu = m + ou3
old variant of 某[mou3]
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= s + Ø1
old variant of 私[si1]
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dài = d + ai4
see 大夫[dai4 fu5]
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= d + a4
big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]) / greatly; freely; fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
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shān = sh + an1
"bristle" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 59)
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rén = r + (e)n2
person; people / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
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Characters with 参 as component

gritty (of food) / unsightly
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sǎn = s + an3
to mix (of powders)
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cǎn = c + an3
dark / dim / gloomy / bleak
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Words with 参

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to be a candidate in an election or other selection process / to run for office / to turn out to vote
to go to war / to engage in war

Sentences with 参

kuài
cān
jiàn

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cān / shēn / cēn

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