参
cānshēncēnsān HSK2

take part in

参 參 cān frequency
variants 㕘,叅
to participate verb
To take part in; to join or attend; also functions as an abbreviation for the Senate 参议院 cān​yì​yuàn in a political context.
to consult nounverb
(bound form) To refer to; to consult or compare against other materials.
to pay respects
(bound form) To call on a superior; to pay one's respects to someone of higher status.
to impeach
(bound form) To report an official to the emperor; to impeach or accuse a subordinate.
to contemplate
(bound form) To study deeply; to meditate or contemplate a truth, such as in Zen meditation 参禅 cān​chán
参 參 shēn
variants 㕘,叅,葠,蓡
ginseng noun
(bound form) Any of several medicinal roots like ginseng or North American ginseng; also refers to sea cucumbers 海参 hǎi​shēn
Shen
(bound form) One of the twenty-eight constellations of Chinese astronomy, corresponding roughly to Orion.
参 參 cēn
variants 㕘,叅
uneven
(bound form) Irregular or uneven, used exclusively in the word 参差 cēn​cī
参 參 sān
variants 㕘,叅
three
An alternate form of the number three 三 sān used in financial contexts.
参 參 shēn
variants 㕘,叅
surname Shen
A Chinese surname

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Same as

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Frequency
Character
Written text
507th most common 416.9 per million
Movie subtitles
496th most common 289.8 per million appears in 67% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
5.48 per million appears in 2% of films
Written text
36.5 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 3
HSK 3.0
Level 2
Traditional
參
Strokes
8
Unicode
U+53C2

Sources
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)