| 參 | 1399C00 93.83 | 部居  | 畫數 11 | ㄘㄢ [can1] (*ㄘㄣ [cen1] , *ㄕㄣ [shen1] , *ㄔㄣ [chen1] , *ㄙㄢ [san1] ). [Abbr. 參]. | ||
| N. | (1) (*[shen1]) 人參 jinseng; 洋參 jinseng produced in America. (2) (*[shen1]) 海參 bhede1mer, sea cucumba, a delicacy. (3) (*[shen1]) Name of star: 參商 [shen1shang1]↓. (4) (*[san1]) Used in place of 三 in “capital” writing (checks) to avoid mistakes. | |||||
| V.i. & t. | (1) To take part in: 參加，參預 (與) [can1jia1], [can1yU4]↓; 參觀 [can1guan1]↓. (2) To pay respects (to high officials only): 參拜，參見，參謁 [can1bai4], [can1jian4], [can1ye4]↓. (3) To soar aloft: 樹木參天，參天古木 old trees that reach into the skies. (4) (Budd.) to penetrate (truth), to reach into the realm of understanding: 參悟，參襌，參透 [can1wu4], [can1chan2], [can1tou4]↓; 參破道理 see the truth; 參不破 (or 不透) cannot penetrate (a profundity). (5) To impeach (official): 參了他 impeached him; 參劾 [can1he2]↓. (6) (MC) to recommend person to post: 參你作個教頭 recommended you as sergeant. (7) To study, examine: 參訂，參考，參驗 [can1ding4], [can1kao3], [can1yan4]↓. | |||||
| Adj. | (*[cen1]) In 參差 [can1ci1]↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 參半 [can1ban4], adj., half (of s.t.). 2. 參拜 [can1bai4], v.t., to pay respects to (high official), worship (god). 3. 參禪 [can1chan2], v.i., to try to reach understanding of [chan2] (Zen); to practise meditation. 4. 參訂 [can1ding4], v.i., to revise text with editor's weighing of different versions or interpretations. 5. 參膏 *[shen1gao1], n., jinseng jelly, made from fibrous ends. 6. 參觀 [can1guan1], v.t., see as a tourist (famous places, museums, etc.), attend as observer (ceremonies, wedding, etc.). 7. 參劾 [can1he2], v.t., to impeach (person). 8. 參政 [can1zheng4], v.i., to participate in government (as people's delegates, councillor): 國民參政會 National Political Council; 參政權 suffrage; 婦女參政 women participate in government. 9. 參加 [can1jia1], v.t., to take part (in ceremonies, elections, any group action), contribute (opinion). 10. 參見 [can1jian4], v.t., see [can1ye4]↓. 11. 參酌 [can1zhuo2], v.i. & t., to consult (persons, opinions), consult together. 12. 參局 *[shen1jU2], n., pharmacist specializing in jinseng, deer horns, etc. 13. 參考 [can1kao3], n. & v.t., reference (materials); to consult reference material: 參考資料 references for research; 作參考 for your reference. 14. 參靈 [can1ling2], n., ceremony of respect to the coffin before procession. 15. 參謀 [can1mou2], n., (mil.) staff officer: 參謀長 chief of staff. 16. 參商 *[shen1shang1], phr., the two stars Orion and Lucifer which never see each other; (fig.) (a) parting of friends for a long time; (b) (allu.) strife between brothers. 17. 參透 [can1tou4], v.t., to penetrate, understand (mysteries, profundities). 18. 參錯 [can1cuo4] (*[cen1cuo4]), v.t. & adj., to shuffle about, shuffled, nixed-up, confusing, -ed; see [can1wu3]↓. 19. 參差 *[cen1ci1], adj., untrimmed, uneven in length; unsorted, mixed together. 20. 參贊 [can1zan4], n., a councillor (in embassy, etc.); v.t., to act as advisor on project. 21. 參佐 [can1zuo3], n., formerly, official advisors; v.t., to advise on matters. 22. 參悟 [can1wu4], v.i., (Zen Budd.) to understand (mystery) from meditation,to see truth flash through the mind. 23. 參伍 [can1wu3], v.t. & adj., as in 參伍錯綜 to shuffle together, shuffled, variegated. 24. 參驗 [can1yan4], v.i., to verify (truth) by personal experience; to personally inspect. 25. 參謁 [can1ye4], v.t., to pay respects to (high official, god). 26. 參議 [can1yi4], v.i., to partake in deliberations of policy; n., a senator; 參議院 the senate; 參議員 senator. 27. 參預（與） [can1yU4], v.i. & t., to take part in (discussion, plan). | |||||