cān

take part in, intervene; ginseng

DEFINITIONS

參 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
  • old variant of 參|参[can1]
參 shēn
  • ginseng
  • one of the 28 constellations
  • variant of 參|参[shen1]
參 sān
  • variant of 參|叁[san1]
  • three (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

WORDS

實際數 shí jì cān shù (computing) actual parameter; argument
川黨 chuān dǎng shēn Sichuan codonopsis (Codonopsis pilosula, root used in TCM)
弧長數 hú cháng cān shù parametrization by arc length (of a space curve)
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[Liu2 Bang1] side during the Chu-Han Contention 楚漢戰爭|楚汉战争[Chu3 Han4 Zhan4 zheng1]; also pr. [Cao2 Shen1]
zēng shēn Zeng Shen (505-435 BC), a.k.a. 曾子[Zeng1 zi3], student of Confucius, presumed editor or author of Confucian classic the Great Learning 大學|大学[Da4 xue2]
正則數 zhèng zé cān shù regular parametrization
shā shēn ladybell root (Radix adenophorae)
hǎi shēn sea cucumber
崴 hǎi shēn wǎi Vladivostok; Ming and Qing name for Vladivostok 符拉迪沃斯托克 and the province around it
xuán shēn Ningpo figwort (Scrophularia ningpoensis); root of Ningpo figwort (used in TCM)
約翰書 yuē hàn cān shū Third epistle of St John; also written 約翰三書|约翰三书
謀部 zǒng cān móu bù (military) General Staff Headquarters
謀長 zǒng cān móu zhǎng (military) Chief of Staff
美國議院 měi guó cān yì yuàn United States Senate
花旗 huā qí shēn American ginseng
kǔ shēn liquorice (Sophora flavescens), with roots used in TCM
西洋 xī yáng shēn American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius)
謝絕觀 xiè jué cān guān closed to visitors; no admittance
選民加率 xuǎn mín cān jiā lǜ voter participation rate
gāo cān senior staff officer; staff officer of great talent
高麗 gāo lí shēn Koryo ginseng
dǎng shēn poor man's ginseng (Codonopsis pilosula); codonopsis root (used in TCM)
現 cān xiàn attend a meeting or event in the morning
現 shēn xiàn spend the morning; to participate in something in the morning