參加 cānjiā HSK2 to participate Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 参 參 cān verb to participate To take part in; to join or attend; also functions as an abbreviation for the Senate 参议院 cānyìyuàn in a political context.加 jiā verb to add to add; to put in; to append; to place something on top of another; to perform addition in mathematics