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cān Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
cān | can1
English translation
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 cān yì yuàn Senate, Upper House
old variant of cān
> cān [cān]
to take part in, to intervene; ginseng
Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shēn | shen1
English translation
ginseng
one of the 28 constellations
variant of cān
> cān [shēn]

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About cān

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

cān

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Etymology of cān

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿱⿱厶大彡

Phonetic compound

shān

Explanation

Simplified form of cān . Depicts three stars joined together; in Chinese astronomy cān is a constellation of three stars. shān is a sound component.

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Example sentences using cān

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当然 dāngrán luō , 知道 zhīdào ,只是 zhǐ shì 为了 wèile 参加 cānjiā 葬礼 zàng lǐ cái lái Dài de . ”

Of course it was only'ired for the occasion, you understand.'

zài zhè jiē Zhōng 所有 suǒyǒu de 学生 xuésheng dōu 积极 jījí 参加 cānjiā .

During this period all the students were actively participating.

wèi 导游 dǎoyóu jiāng péi nín 到处 dàochù 参观 cānguān .

A tourist guide will show you around.

你们 nǐ men péi 我们 wǒmen 参观 cānguān ,辛苦 xīnkǔ le .

You must be tired taking us around.

参见 cān jiàn běn xià duān de 注解 zhù jiě .

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Words with cān

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
参加 cānjiā to participate參加
参与 cānyù to participate (in sth)參與
参观 cānguān to tour參觀
参赛 cān sài to compete參賽
参议员 cān yì yuán senator參議員
参考 cānkǎo consultation參考
cān to join cān
参数 cān shù parameter參數
参赛者 cān sài zhě competitor參賽者
参照 cānzhào to consult a reference參照
参展 cān zhǎn to exhibit at or take part in a trade show etc參展
参议院 cān yì yuàn senate參議院
参军 cān jūn to join the army參軍
参与者 cān yù zhě participant參與者
参拜 cān bài to formally call on參拜
人参 rén shēn ginseng人參
参见 cān jiàn to refer to參見
参战 cān zhàn to go to war參戰
参谋长 cān móu zhǎng chief of staff參謀長
参谋 cānmóu staff officer參謀
参股 cān gǔ equity participation (finance)參股
参选 cān xuǎn to run for office參選
丹参 dān shēn Salvia miltiorrhiza丹參

cān Decomposition & Compounds

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cān Decomposition

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cān Compounds

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  • cān
    • cǎn , shèn , càn , chěn , shèn , shēn , sǎn , sēn , sān , cān , cǎn , ,
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