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CHINESE CHARACTER

càn

掺

掺

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variant of 攙|搀[chan1]

Numbered pinyin
can4
English meanings
variant of 攙|搀[chan1], to mix, to grasp

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 扌; right 参.

  • Left

    扌
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  • Right

    参
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    • Top

      ⿱
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    • Bottom

      彡
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Meaning & sound clues

扌 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “hand”.

参 is identified as the sound component (cān). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 掺.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰扌参

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    càn掺shuǐ水。

    Add water.

  2. 02

    càn掺jiǎ假。

    Adulterate.

  3. 03

    càn掺zài在yīqǐ一起。

    Mix together.

  4. 04

    shǎo少càn掺。

    Add less.

  5. 05

    càn掺zá杂zhì质。

    Mix in impurities.

  6. 06

    chún纯jìng净wèi为hǎo好。

    Purity is best.

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