cān

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  1. 1. to take part in
  2. 2. to participate
  3. 3. to join
  4. 4. to attend
  5. 5. to counsel
  6. 6. unequal
  7. 7. varied
  8. 8. irregular
  9. 9. uneven
  10. 10. not uniform

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Words Containing 参

参加
cān jiā

to participate

参展
cān zhǎn

to exhibit at or take part in a trade show etc

参照
cān zhào

to consult a reference

参考
cān kǎo

consultation

参与
cān yù

to participate (in sth)

参见
cān jiàn

to refer to

参观
cān guān

to look around

参谋
cān móu

staff officer

参赛
cān sài

to compete

参军
cān jūn

to join the army

丹参
dān shēn

(botany) red sage (Salvia miltiorrhiza)

人参
rén shēn

ginseng

仅作参考
jǐn zuò cān kǎo

for reference only

仅供参考
jǐn gōng cān kǎo

for reference only

内参
nèi cān

(literary) palace eunuch

参两院
cān liǎng yuàn

both houses of US Congress

参加者
cān jiā zhě

participant

参劾
cān hé

to accuse

参半
cān bàn

half

参卡尔
cān kǎ ěr

Ivan Cankar (1876-1918), Slovenian modernist writer

参天
cān tiān

reach high to the sky

参孙
cān sūn

Samson (name)

参宿
shēn xiù

Three Stars (Chinese constellation)

参宿七
shēn xiù qī

Rigel (star)

参差
cēn cī

uneven; jagged; snaggletooth; ragged; serrated

参差不齐
cēn cī bù qí

(idiom) variable

参差错落
cēn cī cuò luò

uneven and jumbled (idiom); irregular and disorderly

参悟
cān wù

to comprehend (the nature of things etc)

参战
cān zhàn

to go to war

参拜
cān bài

to formally call on

参政
cān zhèng

to be involved in politics

参政权
cān zhèng quán

suffrage

参数
cān shù

parameter

参校
cān jiào

to proofread

参照系
cān zhào xì

frame of reference

参看
cān kàn

see also

参禅
cān chán

to practice Chan Buddhist meditation

参考文献
cān kǎo wén xiàn

cited material

参考书
cān kǎo shū

reference book

参考材料
cān kǎo cái liào

reference material

参考椭球体
cān kǎo tuǒ qiú tǐ

reference ellipsoid (geodesy)

参考消息
cān kǎo xiāo xī

Reference News (PRC limited-distribution daily newspaper)

参考系
cān kǎo xì

frame of reference

参考资料
cān kǎo zī liào

reference material

参股
cān gǔ

equity participation (finance)

参与者
cān yù zhě

participant

参薯
shēn shǔ

Dioscorea alata (Kinampay or aromatic purple yam, a sweet root crop)

参访团
cān fǎng tuán

delegation

参详
cān xiáng

to collate and examine critically (texts etc)

参谋总长
cān móu zǒng zhǎng

army Chief of Staff

参谋长
cān móu zhǎng

chief of staff

参谒
cān yè

to visit

参议
cān yì

consultant

参议员
cān yì yuán

senator

参议院
cān yì yuàn

senate

参赛者
cān sài zhě

competitor

参赞
cān zàn

to serve as an adviser

参透
cān tòu

to fully grasp

参选
cān xuǎn

to be a candidate in an election or other selection process

参选人
cān xuǎn rén

election participant

参选率
cān xuǎn lǜ

voter turnout

参酌
cān zhuó

to consider (a matter)

参量
cān liàng

parameter (math)

参量空间
cān liàng kōng jiān

moduli space (math.)

参阅
cān yuè

to consult

参院
cān yuàn

upper chamber (of legislative assembly)

参杂
cān zá

to mix

参鸡汤
shēn jī tāng

samgyetang, popular Korean chicken soup with ginseng, spices etc

喜忧参半
xǐ yōu cān bàn

to have mixed feelings (about sth)

增量参数
zēng liàng cān shù

incremental parameter

女子参政权
nǚ zǐ cān zhèng quán

women's suffrage

实际参数
shí jì cān shù

(computing) actual parameter; argument

弧长参数
hú cháng cān shù

parametrization by arc length (of a space curve)

曹参
cáo cān

Cao Can (-190 BC), second chancellor of Han Dynasty, contributed to its founding by fighting on Liu Bang's 劉邦|刘邦[liú bāng] side during the Chu-Han Contention 楚漢戰爭|楚汉战争[chǔ hàn zhàn zhēng]

曾参
zēng shēn

Zeng Shen (505-435 BC), a.k.a. 曾子[zēng zǐ], student of Confucius, presumed editor or author of Confucian classic the Great Learning 大學|大学[dà xué]

正则参数
zhèng zé cān shù

regular parametrization

毒参
dú shēn

hemlock (Conium maculatum)

沙参
shā shēn

ladybell root (Radix adenophorae)

海参
hǎi shēn

sea cucumber

海参崴
hǎi shēn wǎi

Haishenwai, traditional Chinese name for Vladivostok 符拉迪沃斯托克[fú lā dí wò sī tuō kè]

玄参
xuán shēn

Ningpo figwort (Scrophularia ningpoensis)

约翰参书
yuē hàn cān shū

Third epistle of St John

总参谋部
zǒng cān móu bù

(military) General Staff Headquarters

总参谋长
zǒng cān móu zhǎng

(military) Chief of Staff

美国参议院
měi guó cān yì yuàn

United States Senate

花旗参
huā qí shēn

American ginseng

西洋参
xī yáng shēn

American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius)

谢绝参观
xiè jué cān guān

closed to visitors

选民参加率
xuǎn mín cān jiā lǜ

voter participation rate

高参
gāo cān

senior staff officer; staff officer of great talent

高丽参
gāo lí shēn

Koryo ginseng

党参
dǎng shēn

poor man's ginseng (Codonopsis pilosula)