参

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]

private (厶) + person (大) = joining in, taking part

The image is of a private individual stepping forward to engage with something larger than themselves. 彡 is phonetic here, giving cān its sound rather than adding meaning.

厶+大+彡→参
厶PrivateSemantic
大BigSemantic
彡StreaksPhonetic

她明天要参加一个重要的会议。

tā míng tiān yào cān jiā yī gè zhòng yào de huì yì 。

She is going to attend an important meeting tomorrow.

他决定参与这个新项目的设计工作。

tā jué dìng cān yù zhè gè xīn xiàng mù de shè jì gōng zuò 。

He decided to participate in the design work of this new project.

Words with 参

参议

cān yì

consultant

参拜

cān bài

to formally call on

参杂

cān zá

to mix

参差不齐

cēn cī bù qí

(idiom) variable

高参

gāo cān

senior staff officer; staff officer of great talent

参赛

cān sài

to compete

喜忧参半

xǐ yōu cān bàn

to have mixed feelings (about sth)

高丽参

gāo lí shēn

Koryo ginseng

党参

dǎng shēn

poor man's ginseng (Codonopsis pilosula)

丹参

dān shēn

(botany) red sage (Salvia miltiorrhiza)

人参

rén shēn

ginseng

人参果

rén shēn guǒ

fictional fruit in the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 ji4]

More characters with 厶

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