參 (caam1 sam1 | can1 cen1 shen1) : join; refer; call on; uneven; ginseng

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參

caam1 sam1

can1 cen1 shen1

[粵] caam1 [國] can1
[1] [v] join; enter; take part in
[2] [v] refer; consult; search into
[3] [v] call on; pay respects; visit
[4] [v] impeach; censure

[粵] caam1 [國] cen1
[adj] uneven; irregular; not uniform

[粵] sam1 [國語] shen1
[1] [n] one of the 28 constellations
[2] [n] ginseng
[3] [粵] [loanword] ransom

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Stroke count: 11

Level: 3

Radical: 厶 (#28)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

參 / 参

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參考文獻 caam1 haau2 man4 hin3 can1 kao3 wen2 xian4 = cited material; reference (to the literature); bibliography

人參 jan4 sam1 ren2 shen1 = ginseng, panax

參與 caam1 jyu5 can1 yu4 = participate in; take part in; involve oneself in

海參 hoi2 sam1 = sea cucumber; sea slug; trepang

參加 caam1 gaa1 can1 jia1 = to take part; to join; to participate; to attend

參軍 caam1 gwan1 can1 jun1 = join the army

參觀 caam1 gun1 can1 guan1 = to visit

參議 caam1 ji5 can1 yi4 = counsel

參議院 caam1 ji5 jyun6*2 can1 yi4 yuan4 = Senate

參議員 caam1 ji5 jyun4 can1 yi4 yuan2 = Senator

參閱 caam1 jyut6 can1 yue4 = to read up on; to consult; to reference

參謀 caam1 mau4 can1 mou2 = to give advice; staff officer

積極參與 zik1 gik6 caam1 jyu6 = active involvement

參考 caam1 haau2 can1 kao3 = to consult; to refer; consultation; reference

參照 caam1 ziu3 can1 zhao4 = to refer to; to consult

西洋參 sai1 joeng4 sam1 = American ginseng

參選 caam1 syun2 can1 xuan3 = to announce candidacy; participate in an election

肉參 juk6 sam1 = hostage 粵

參加汽車比賽 caam1 gaa1 hei3 ce1 bei2 coi3 can1 jia1 qi4 che1 bi3 sai4 = to enter a car race, to race cars

參加賽車 caam1 gaa1 coi3 ce1 = to enter a car race, to race cars

花旗參 faa1 kei4 sam1 hua1 qi2 shen1 = American ginseng 粵

參考書目的 caam1 haau2 syu1 muk6 dik1 = bibliographic 國

參加國 caam1 gaa1 gwok3 can1 jia1 guo2 = [n] acceding state

參加訴訟 caam1 gaa1 sou3 zung6 can1 jia1 su4 song4 = [v] to intervene

參考書 caam1 haau2 syu1 can1 kao3 shu1 = [1] reference, reference book; [2] bible

參考書目 caam1 haau2 syu1 muk6 can1 kao3 shu1 mu4 = bibliography, list of reference books

參考資料 caam1 haau2 zi1 liu6*2 can1 kao3 zi1 liao4 = [n] reference material

野生人參 je5 saang1 jan4 sam1 = wild ginseng

歡迎參觀 fun1 jing4 caam1 gun1 huan1 ying2 can1 guan1 = visitors are welcome

狀態參數 zong6 taai3 caam1 sou3 zhuang4 tai4 can1 shu4 = status parameter (in computing)

標參 biu1 sam1 = to kidnap 粵

參差 caam1 ci1 cen1 ci1 = uneven

黨參 dong2 sam1 dang3 shen1 = Codonopsis pilosula, dang shen, poor man's ginseng

參考號碼 caam1 haau2 hou6 maa5 can1 kao3 hao4 ma3 = reference number

參看 caam1 hon3 can1 kan4 = to see; to consult; with reference to; to refer to

參照編號 caam1 ziu3 pin1 hou6 can1 zhao4 bian1 hao4 = reference number

參賽 caam1 coi3 can1 sai4 = participate in a competition

參賽者 caam1 coi3 ze2 can1 sai4 zhe3 = competitor; contestant

參禪 caam1 sim4 can1 chan2 = to practice Zen Buddhist meditation

參見 caam1 gin3 can1 jian4 = refer to; pay respects to

參考消息 caam1 haau2 siu1 sik1 can1 kao3 xiao1 xi2 = Reference News

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我們參照原文作了必要的修改。國
We consulted the original and made some necessary changes.

係環境被逼先至去標參 粵
The circumstances forced him to kidnap.

老師帶我哋去參觀二次大戰博物館同軍人塚。粵
The teacher brought us to the museum and memorial tombs of World War II.

打探商業情報﹐先至係佢參加旅行團嘅真正目的。粵
Spying out business secrets is the true purpose of his joining the tour.
[先至係 (to be really) is always used for emphasis.]

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