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叅
cān

Meanings

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cān
  1. 1.old variant of 参[cān]
cān
  1. 1.to take part in
  2. 2.to participate
  3. 3.to join
  4. 4.to attend
  5. 5.to counsel
  6. 6.unequal
  7. 7.varied
  8. 8.irregular
  9. 9.uneven
  10. 10.not uniform
  11. 11.abbr. for 参议院 Senate, Upper House
shēn
  1. 1.variant of 参[shēn]
cān
  1. 1.variant of 参[cān]
cēn
  1. 1.used in 参差[cēn cī]
shēn
  1. 1.variant of 参[shēn]
shēn
  1. 1.ginseng
  2. 2.one of the 28 constellations

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.three
  2. 2.the other woman; the other man
  3. 3.a surname
  4. 4.repeatedly; thrice
  5. 5.a kind of drum music
  6. 6.a method of such drumming
  7. 7.grain of cooked rice
  8. 8.to mix rice with soup
  9. 9.to scatter

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Etymology

Ideogram (指事) - three parallel strokes. Compare with 一, one stroke meaning “one”, 二, two strokes meaning “two”, and 亖, four strokes meaning “four”. Triplication of 一 (“one”). See also 畺. Unrelated to 丰. From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kV-sum. Pronunciation in Early Middle Chinese should be *srim, but actually is *sam, with a non-retroflex initial consonant. This irregular development should be due by analogy with the initial of number four in EMC, *sijH.

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Stroke order

Components

参厶大彡

Components from cjk-decomp · MIT

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Derived terms

一三一二三自由日三一律三七三七仔三七兒三七儿三上三三兩兩三三两两下三濫下三滥下三爛下三烂下三等下三面三不五時三不五时三不去三不易三不朽三不歸三不归三不留三不知三不管三世三世佛三乘三乘比

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Related words

参加 to participate参与 to participate (in sth)参观 to visit (a place, e.g. museum or factory); to tour; to look around参赛 to compete参考 consultation参照 to consult a reference参军 to join the army参见 to refer to参谋 staff officer参展 to exhibit at or take part in a trade show etc参阅 to consult高参 senior staff officer; staff officer of great talent