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càn

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càn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
càn | can4
English translation
to mix, to blend, to adulterate

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About càn

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

càn

Contains the radical

shǒu

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

hand

Etymology of càn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

扌参

Semantic compound

shǒu

Phonetic compound

cān

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and cān represents the sound. Simplified form of càn .

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Example sentences using càn

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gǎn 肯定 kěndìng zhè píng 威士忌 wēi shì jì càn Guò Shuǐ le .

I'm sure this whisky has been watered down.

zhǒng zhǒng zài 几盆掺有堆肥 duī féi de 土里

I sow the seed in pots of soil-based compost.

táng 掺入黄油 huáng yóu 然后 ránhòu 搅拌 jiǎobàn zhì 滑软细腻 xì nì

Blend the butter with the sugar and beat until light and creamy.

安迪 de 脸色 liǎn sè 由于 yóuyú 失望 shīwàng ér 变得 biàn de 苍白 cāngbái 也许 yěxǔ Huán 掺杂 zhāo 气愤 qì fèn

Andy's face paled with disappointment; perhaps with anger as well.

指责 zhǐzé 英国广播公司 Yīng guó Guǎng bō Gōng sī zài 报道 bàodào 这则新闻 xīnwén shí 掺杂 le 主观 zhǔguān 评论 pínglùn

He accused the BBC of editorializing in its handling of the story.

Words with càn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
càn to mix càn
掺假 chān jiǎ to adulterate摻假

càn Decomposition & Compounds

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