ㄘㄢ

cān

participate

參 is an 11 stroke, traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as cān in the first tone, however it can also be pronounced as shēn, or sān.

In simplified Chinese the characters 参 or 叁 may be used instead.

  • 參
    ㄘㄢ

    cān

    participate

    • 厽
      ㄌㄟ ˇ

      lěi

      fortress

    • 㐱
      ㄓㄣ ˇ

      zhěn

      • 人
        ㄖㄣ ˊ

        rén

        person

      • 彡
        ㄕㄢ

        shān

        bristle

3 stories have been written about this character — see all
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The unseen person hiding in the fortress participated in the fighting by firing porcupine bristles from a blowgun.
by rollredcat

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This artis[t's an]tisocial, three times as private as any other person, but hand her a bristle brush, and she'll participate.
by vms5q

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CAN I participate with the people making the feather fortress?
by JakieBrock

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Pronunciation

We found 3 pronunciations for 參

cān
shēn
sān

Definitions for 參 pronounced as 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

Definitions for 參 pronounced as shēn

  • ginseng
  • one of the 28 constellations

Definitions for 參 pronounced as sān

  • three (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

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