掺 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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càn, chān, shǎn

mix

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 参 represents the sound. Simplified form of 摻.

Components

扌 Meaning component

shou, shǒu

hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

参 Sound component

cān, shēn

take part in

Evolution

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Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

càn

a delicate hand; mix, blend, adulterate

chān

variant of 攙|搀[chān]; to mix

shǎn

to grasp

Most common words with 掺

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	掺	to mix
	掺假	to adulterate

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Appears in 3.7322% of movies

2726th most common character in movies

3308th most common character in books

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