参

I

cān

join; enter; take part in, refer; consult, call to pay one's respects to

II

cēn

See 参差 (cēncī), This character is never used alone.

See 參差 (cēncī), This character is never used alone.

III

shēn

ginseng

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join; refer

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join; refer

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cān

adj. uneven, not uniform, unequal, varied, irregular

cān

n. join

cān

v. take part, partake, participate, join, attend, counsel

shēn

n. ginseng

shān

n. fringe, ornament of banner

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1)

can1

take part in, participate, join, attend, to join, unequal, varied, irregular, to counsel, uneven, not uniform, abbr. for 參議院, 参议院 Senate, Upper House

2)

shen1

ginseng

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1) 参(參)

sān

(书) 同“叁”(sān)另见 cān; shēn

2) 参(參)

cēn

（构词成分）见下。另见 cān; shēn。

3) 参(參)

cān

动

（加入; 参加） join; enter; take part in:

参军 join the army;

参战 enter a war

（参考） refer; consult:

参阅 see; consult; refer to; confer

（进见; 谒见） call to pay one's respects to:

参谒烈士陵园 pay homage at the mausoleum of the martyred heroes

（封建时代指弹劾） impeach an official before the emperor:

那位官员因受贿被参。 The official was impeached for taking a bribe.

(书) （佛教用语， 指探究并领会道理、意义等） penetrate (truth); reach into the realm of understanding:

参破道理 see the truth;

参不破 cannot penetrate (profundities)

(书)（荐举， 多见早期白话） recommend person to post:

参你作个教头 recommended you as sergeant

另见 cēn; shēn; sān。

4) 参(參、蓡、葠)

shēn

名

（人参、党参等的统称） ginseng:

人参 ginseng; Asiatic ginseng;

西洋参 American ginseng

（二十八宿之一） Shen, one of the lunar mansions

（姓氏） a surname:

参百 Shen Bai

另见 cān; cēn。

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-A

Ⅰ. 參|参 [cān] ► 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 Senate, Upper House

Ⅱ. 參|参 [shēn] ► ginseng

-B

叅|参 [cān] ► old variant of ↑參|↑参 [cān]