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Character Decomposition
参=厶+大+彡
Meanings3 pronunciations
cān
to take part in
to participate
to join
to attend
to counsel
unequal
varied
irregular
uneven
not uniform
abbr. for Senate, Upper House
shēn
ginseng
one of the 28 constellations
cēn
used in cēn cī
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Words with 参 201 total
(botany) red sage (Salvia miltiorrhiza)丹参dān shēnliquorice (Sophora flavescens), with roots used in TCM苦参kǔ shēnsea cucumber海参hǎi shēnrestricted document, available only to certain individuals such as high-ranking Party officials · (literary) palace eunuch内参nèi cānginseng人参rén shēnladybell root (Radix adenophorae)沙参shā shēn
Idioms with 参 31 total Chain
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