| 參 | [ sān ] three (banker's anti-fraud numeral) |
| 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 |
| 參 | [ shēn ] ginseng, one of the 28 constellations |
| 參兩院 | [ cān liǎng yuàn ] both houses of US Congress |
| 參加 | [ cān jiā ] to participate, to take part, to join |
| 參加者 | [ cān jiā zhě ] participant |
| 參劾 | [ cān hé ] to accuse, to impeach, (in imperial China) to level charges against an official |
| 參半 | [ cān bàn ] half, half and half, both ... and ..., just as much ... as ..., equally |
| 參卡爾 | [ cān kǎ ěr ] Ivan Cankar (1876-1918), Slovenian modernist writer |
| 參天 | [ cān tiān ] reach high to the sky, tall, of great height |
| 參孫 | [ cān sūn ] Samson (name), biblical hero around 1100 BC |
| 參宿 | [ shēn xiù ] Three Stars (Chinese constellation) |
| 參宿七 | [ shēn xiù qī ] Rigel (star), lit. seventh star of the Three Stars Chinese constellation |
| 參展 | [ cān zhǎn ] to exhibit at or take part in a trade show etc |
| 參差 | [ cēn cī ] uneven, jagged, snaggletooth, ragged, serrated |
| 參差不齊 | [ cēn cī bù qí ] (idiom) variable, uneven, irregular |
| 參差錯落 | [ cēn cī cuò luò ] uneven and jumbled (idiom); irregular and disorderly, in a tangled mess |
| 參悟 | [ cān wù ] to comprehend (the nature of things etc), to achieve enlightenment |
| 參戰 | [ cān zhàn ] to go to war, to engage in war |
| 參拜 | [ cān baì ] to formally call on, to worship (a God), to pay homage to sb |
| 參政 | [ cān zhèng ] to be involved in politics, participation in politics |
| 參政權 | [ cān zhèng quán ] suffrage, voting rights |
| 參數 | [ cān shù ] parameter |
| 參校 | [ cān ] to proofread, to revise one or more editions of a text using an authoritative edition as a source book, to editorially revise a text |
| 參照 | [ cān zhaò ] to consult a reference, to refer to (another document) |
| 參照系 | [ cān zhaò xì ] frame of reference, coordinate frame (math.) |
| 參看 | [ cān kàn ] see also, please refer to, compare (cf.), to consult for reference |
| 參禪 | [ cān chán ] to practice Chan Buddhist meditation, to practice Zen meditation, to sit in meditation |
| 參考 | [ cān kaǒ ] consultation, reference, to consult, to refer |
| 參考文獻 | [ cān kaǒ wén xiàn ] cited material, reference (to the literature), bibliography |
| 參考書 | [ cān kaǒ shū ] reference book |
| 參考材料 | [ cān kaǒ caí ] reference material, source documents |
| 參考橢球體 | [ cān kaǒ tuǒ qiú tǐ ] reference ellipsoid (geodesy) |
| 參考消息 | [ cān kaǒ xī ] Reference News (PRC limited-distribution daily newspaper) |
| 參考系 | [ cān kaǒ xì ] frame of reference |
| 參考資料 | [ cān kaǒ zī ] reference material, bibliography |
| 參股 | [ cān gǔ ] equity participation (finance) |
| 參與 | [ cān yù ] to participate (in sth) |
| 參與者 | [ cān yù zhě ] participant |
| 參茸 | [ shēn róng ] ginseng and young deer antler (used in TCM) |
| 參薯 | [ shēn shǔ ] Dioscorea alata (Kinampay or aromatic purple yam, a sweet root crop) |
| 參見 | [ cān jiàn ] to refer to, see also, compare (cf.), to pay respect to |
| 參觀 | [ cān guān ] to look around, to tour, to visit |
| 參訪團 | [ cān fǎng tuán ] delegation |
| 參詳 | [ cān xiáng ] to collate and examine critically (texts etc) |
| 參謀 | [ cān moú ] staff officer, to give advice |
| 參謀總長 | [ cān moú zǒng zhǎng ] army Chief of Staff |
| 參謀長 | [ cān moú zhǎng ] chief of staff |
| 參謁 | [ cān yè ] to visit, to pay one's respects to (a revered figure etc), to pay homage (at a tomb etc) |
| 參議 | [ cān yì ] consultant, adviser |
| 參議員 | [ cān yì yuán ] senator |
| 參議院 | [ cān yì yuàn ] senate, upper chamber (of legislative assembly) |
| 參賽 | [ cān saì ] to compete, to take part in a competition |
| 參賽者 | [ cān saì zhě ] competitor, CL:名[ming2] |
| 參贊 | [ cān zàn ] to serve as an adviser, (diplomatic rank) attaché, counselor |
| 參軍 | [ cān jūn ] to join the army |
| 參透 | [ cān toù ] to fully grasp, to penetrate |
| 參選 | [ cān xuǎn ] to be a candidate in an election or other selection process, to run for office, to turn out to vote |
| 參選人 | [ cān xuǎn rén ] election participant, candidate |
| 參選率 | [ cān xuǎn lǜ ] voter turnout |
| 參酌 | [ cān zhuó ] to consider (a matter), to deliberate |
| 參量 | [ cān liàng ] parameter (math), quantity used as a parameter, modulus (math.) |
| 參量空間 | [ cān liàng kōng jiān ] moduli space (math.), parameter space |
| 參閱 | [ cān yuè ] to consult, to refer to, to read (instructions) |
| 參院 | [ cān yuàn ] abbr. for 參議院|参议院[can1 yi4 yuan4], senate, upper chamber (of legislative assembly) |
| 參雜 | [ cān zá ] to mix |
| 參雞湯 | [ shēn jī tāng ] samgyetang, popular Korean chicken soup with ginseng, spices etc |
| 參預 | [ cān yù ] variant of 參與|参与[can1 yu4] |
| ⇒ 丹參 | [ dān shēn ] (botany) red sage (Salvia miltiorrhiza) |
| ⇒ 人參 | [ rén shēn ] ginseng |
| ⇒ 傳參 | [ chuán cān ] to pass an argument (computing), abbr. for 傳遞參數|传递参数[chuan2 di4 can1 shu4] |
| ⇒ 僅作參考 | [ jǐn zuò cān kaǒ ] for reference only |
| ⇒ 僅供參考 | [ jǐn gōng cān kaǒ ] for reference only |
| ⇒ 內參 | [ neì cān ] restricted document, available only to certain individuals such as high-ranking Party officials (abbr. for 內部參考|内部参考), (literary) palace eunuch |
| ⇒ 喜憂參半 | [ xǐ yoū cān bàn ] to have mixed feelings (about sth) |
| ⇒ 增量參數 | [ zēng liàng cān shù ] incremental parameter |
| ⇒ 女子參政權 | [ nǚ zǐ cān zhèng quán ] women's suffrage |
| ⇒ 實參 | [ shí cān ] (computing) actual parameter, argument, abbr. for 實際參數|实际参数[shi2 ji4 can1 shu4] |
| ⇒ 實際參數 | [ shí jì cān shù ] (computing) actual parameter, argument |
| ⇒ 川黨參 | [ chuān dǎng shēn ] Sichuan codonopsis (Codonopsis pilosula, root used in TCM) |
| ⇒ 弧長參數 | [ hú cháng cān shù ] parametrization by arc length (of a space curve) |
| ⇒ 曹參 | [ caó 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] |
| ⇒ 曾參 | [ 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] |
| ⇒ 正則參數 | [ zhèng zé cān shù ] regular parametrization |
| ⇒ 毒參 | [ dú shēn ] hemlock (Conium maculatum) |
| ⇒ 沙參 | [ shā shēn ] ladybell root (Radix adenophorae) |
| ⇒ 海參 | [ haǐ shēn ] sea cucumber |
| ⇒ 海參崴 | [ haǐ shēn waǐ ] Vladivostok, Ming and Qing name for Vladivostok 符拉迪沃斯托克 and the province around it |
| ⇒ 玄參 | [ xuán shēn ] Ningpo figwort (Scrophularia ningpoensis), root of Ningpo figwort (used in TCM) |
| ⇒ 約翰參書 | [ yuē hàn cān shū ] Third epistle of St John, also written 約翰三書|约翰三书 |
| ⇒ 總參謀部 | [ zǒng cān moú bù ] (military) General Staff Headquarters |
| ⇒ 總參謀長 | [ zǒng cān moú zhǎng ] (military) Chief of Staff |
| ⇒ 美國參議院 | [ meǐ guó cān yì yuàn ] United States Senate |
| ⇒ 花旗參 | [ huā qí shēn ] American ginseng |
| ⇒ 苦參 | [ kǔ shēn ] liquorice (Sophora flavescens), with roots used in TCM |
| ⇒ 西洋參 | [ xī yáng shēn ] American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) |
| ⇒ 謝絕參觀 | [ xiè jué cān guān ] closed to visitors, no admittance |
| ⇒ 選民參加率 | [ xuǎn mín cān jiā lǜ ] voter participation rate |
| ⇒ 高參 | [ gaō cān ] senior staff officer, staff officer of great talent |
| ⇒ 高麗參 | [ gaō lí shēn ] Koryo ginseng |
| ⇒ 黨參 | [ dǎng shēn ] poor man's ginseng (Codonopsis pilosula), codonopsis root (used in TCM) |