Opening interactive tools…
Your dictionary will be ready shortly.
字HANZI DESK

参考

Traditional: 參考

cān kǎo

HSK 3.0 · 4HSK 2.0 · 5

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

cān kǎo · caam1 haau2 (Jyutping)

  1. consultation
  2. reference
  3. to consult
  4. to refer

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

参

Meaning
take part in, intervene; ginseng; 21st lunar mansion, determinative star ζ Orionis (Alnitak)
Radical
厶
Strokes
8
Components
⿱⿱厶大彡
Cangjie
IKHHH
Four-corner
2320.2

考

Meaning
examine, test; investigate
Radical
耂
Strokes
6
Components
⿸耂丂
Cangjie
JKYS
Four-corner
4420.7

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3. Make Me a Hanzi · LGPL 3+. Interactive stroke order is available in the study tools.