參
cānshēncēnsān

take part in

参 (參) cān frequency
Senate abbreviation
an abbreviation for the Senate or Upper House (参议院 cān​yì​yuàn)

该议案已提交参众两院审议。

gāi yì'àn yǐ tí​jiāo cān Zhòng liǎng yuàn shěn​yì.

The bill has been submitted to both the Senate and the House of Representatives for deliberation.

counsel verb
to provide advice, consultation, or to counsel

他的意见值得我们参详。

tā de yì​jiàn zhí​de wǒ​men cān xiáng.

His opinion is worth our consideration.

participate verb
to take part in, participate, join, or attend an activity or organization

他这些年来一直积极参政，非常关心国家大事。

tā zhè​xiē nián lái yī​zhí jī​jí cān zhèng, fēi​cháng guān​xīn guó​jiā dà​shì.

He has been actively involved in politics over the years and cares deeply about national affairs.

uneven verb
irregular, varied, or not uniform in appearance or size

这两座山岭的山势互相参错，地形非常复杂。

zhè liǎng zuò shān​lǐng de shān​shì hù​xiāng cān cuò, dì​xíng fēi​cháng fù​zá.

The terrain of these two ridges is intertwined and complex.

参 (參) shēn
ginseng verb
ginseng, specifically the medicinal root

他买了一些名贵的人参补身体。

tā mǎi le yī​xiē míng​guì de rén shēn bǔ shēn​tǐ.

He bought some precious ginseng to nourish his body.

constellation noun
one of the twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations

参星在冬季的星空中非常明亮。

shēn​xīng zài dōng​jì de xīng​kōng zhōng fēi​cháng míng​liàng.

The star Shen (Orion) is very bright in the winter sky.

参 (參) cēn
uneven idiom
used in 参差 cēn​cī, meaning uneven or irregular

这里的围栏高低参差不齐。

zhè​lǐ de wéi​lán gāo​dī cēn cī bù​qí.

The fence here is of uneven height.

叁 (參) sān
three numeral
three (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

支票上的金额必须大写为叁仟元整。

zhī​piào shàng de jīn'é bì​xū dà​xiě wéi sān qiān yuán zhěng.

The amount on the check must be written in formal numerals as 'Three Thousand Yuan Exactly'.

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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
Simplified
参
Strokes
11
Unicode
U+53C3

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