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参

Traditional: 㕘 · 參 · 叅 · 葠 · 蓡

cān

cān · caam1 (Jyutping)

  1. variant of 參|参[can1]
  2. to take part in
  3. to participate
  4. to join
  5. to attend
  6. to counsel
  7. unequal
  8. varied
  9. irregular
  10. uneven
  11. not uniform
  12. abbr. for 參議院|参议院 Senate, Upper House
  13. old variant of 參|参[can1]

cēn

  1. used in 參差|参差[cen1 ci1]

shēn · caam1 (Jyutping)

  1. ginseng
  2. one of the 28 constellations
  3. variant of 參|参[shen1]

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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

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