參〔参〕 caam¹ {cān}

to enter (a competition)

參〔参〕 caam¹ {cān}

1. to take part in
2. to participate
3. to join
4. to attend
5. to counsel
6. unequal
7. varied
8. irregular
9. uneven
10. not uniform
11. abbr. for 參議院 Senate, Upper House

參〔参〕 caam¹ {shēn}

1. ginseng
2. one of the 28 constellations

參〔叁〕 caam¹ {sān}

three (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

參詳〔参详〕 caam¹ coeng⁴ {Cān xiáng}

to study and take it as reference

參與〔参与〕 caam¹ jyu⁶ {cān yù}

(verb) 1. Anticipate; 2. Join

參閲〔参阅〕 caam¹ jyut⁶ {cān yuè}

to read and take it as reference

參事〔参-〕 caam¹ si⁶ {cān shì}

counsellor; advisor

參拜〔参-〕 caam¹ baai³ {cān bài}

1. to formally call on
2. to worship (a God)
3. to pay homage to sb

參半〔参-〕 caam¹ bun³ {cān bàn}

1. half
2. half and half
3. both ... and ...
4. just as much ... as ...
5. equally

參差〔参-〕 caam¹ ci¹ {cēn cī}

1. uneven
2. jagged
3. snaggletooth
4. ragged
5. serrated

參賽〔参赛〕 caam¹ coi³ {cān sài}

1. to compete
2. to take part in a competition

參加〔参-〕 caam¹ gaa¹ {cān jiā}

1. to participate
2. to take part
3. to join

參校〔参-〕 caam¹ gaau³ {cān jiào}

1. to proofread
2. to revise one or more editions of a text using an authoritative edition as a source book
3. to editorially revise a text

參見〔参见〕 caam¹ gin³ {cān jiàn}

1. to refer to
2. see also
3. confer (cf.)
4. to pay respect to

參股〔参-〕 caam¹ gu² {cān gǔ}

equity participation (finance)

參觀〔参观〕 caam¹ gun¹ {cān guān}

1. to look around
2. to tour
3. to visit

參軍〔参军〕 caam¹ gwan¹ {cān jūn}

to join the army

參考〔参-〕 caam¹ haau² {cān kǎo}

1. consultation
2. reference
3. to consult
4. to refer

參劾〔参-〕 caam¹ hat⁶ {cān hé}

1. to accuse
2. to impeach
3. (in imperial China) to level charges against an official

參看〔参-〕 caam¹ hon³ {cān kàn}

1. see also
2. please refer to
3. confer (cf.)
4. to consult for reference

參議〔参议〕 caam¹ ji⁵ {cān yì}

1. consultant
2. adviser

參謁〔参谒〕 caam¹ jit³ {cān yè}

1. to visit
2. to pay one's respects to (a revered figure etc)
3. to pay homage (at a tomb etc)

參與〔参与〕 caam¹ jyu⁶ {cān yù}

to participate (in sth)

參院〔参-〕 caam¹ jyun² {cān yuàn}

1. abbr. for 參議院, senate
2. upper chamber (of legislative assembly)

參閱〔参阅〕 caam¹ jyut⁶ {cān yuè}

1. to consult
2. to refer to
3. to read (instructions)

參量〔参-〕 caam¹ loeng⁶ {cān liàng}

1. parameter (math)
2. quantity used as a parameter
3. modulus (math.)

參謀〔参谋〕 caam¹ mau⁴ {cān móu}

1. staff officer
2. to give advice

參悟〔参-〕 caam¹ ng⁶ {cān wù}

1. to comprehend (the nature of things etc)
2. to achieve enlightenment

參禪〔参禅〕 caam¹ sim⁴ {cān chán}

1. to practice Chan Buddhist meditation
2. to practice Zen meditation
3. to sit in meditation

參數〔参数〕 caam¹ sou³ {cān shù}

parameter

參選〔参选〕 caam¹ syun² {cān xuǎn}

1. to be a candidate in an election or other selection process
2. to run for office
3. to turn out to vote

參透〔参-〕 caam¹ tau³ {cān tòu}

1. to fully grasp
2. to penetrate

參天〔参-〕 caam¹ tin¹ {cān tiān}

1. reach high to the sky
2. tall
3. of great height

參贊〔参赞〕 caam¹ zaan³ {cān zàn}

1. diplomatic officer
2. attache

參雜〔参杂〕 caam¹ zaap⁶ {cān zá}

to mix

參展〔参-〕 caam¹ zin² {cān zhǎn}

to exhibit at or take part in a trade show etc

參戰〔参战〕 caam¹ zin³ {cān zhàn}

1. to go to war
2. to engage in war

參政〔参-〕 caam¹ zing³ {cān zhèng}

1. to be involved in politics
2. participation in politics

參照〔参-〕 caam¹ ziu³ {cān zhào}

1. to consult a reference
2. to refer to (another document)

參酌〔参-〕 caam¹ zoek³ {cān zhuó}

1. to consider (a matter)
2. to deliberate

參茸〔参-〕 sam¹ jung⁴ {shēn róng}

ginseng and young deer antler (used in TCM)

參宿〔参-〕 sam¹ sau³ {Shēn xiù}

Three Stars (Chinese constellation)

參薯〔参-〕 sam¹ syu⁴ {shēn shǔ}

Dioscorea alata (Kinampay or aromatic purple yam, a sweet root crop)

參孫〔参孙〕 sam¹ syun¹ {Cān sūn}

1. Samson (name)
2. biblical hero around 1100 BC

參賽者〔参赛-〕 caam¹ coi³ ze² {cān sài zhě}

1. competitor
2. CL: 名

參訪團〔参访团〕 caam¹ fong² tyun⁴ {cān fǎng tuán}

delegation

參加者〔参--〕 caam¹ gaa¹ ze² {cān jiā zhě}

participant

參考系〔参--〕 caam¹ haau² hai⁶ {cān kǎo xì}

frame of reference

參考書〔参-书〕 caam¹ haau² syu¹ {cān kǎo shū}

reference book

參議院〔参议-〕 caam¹ ji⁵ jyun² {cān yì yuàn}

1. senate
2. upper chamber (of legislative assembly)

參議員〔参议员〕 caam¹ ji⁵ jyun⁴ {cān yì yuán}

senator

參與者〔参与-〕 caam¹ jyu⁵ ze² {cān yù zhě}

participant

參卡爾〔参-尔〕 caam¹ kaa¹ ji⁵ {Cān kǎ ěr}

Ivan Cankar (1876-1918), Slovenian modernist writer

參兩院〔参两-〕 caam¹ loeng⁵ jyun² {cān liǎng yuàn}

both houses of US Congress

參謀長〔参谋长〕 caam¹ mau⁴ zoeng² {cān móu zhǎng}

chief of staff

參選人〔参选-〕 caam¹ syun² jan⁴ {cān xuǎn rén}

1. election participant
2. candidate

參選率〔参选-〕 caam¹ syun² leot² {cān xuǎn lǜ}

voter turnout

參政權〔参-权〕 caam¹ zing³ kyun⁴ {cān zhèng quán}

1. suffrage
2. voting rights

參照系〔参--〕 caam¹ ziu³ hai⁶ {cān zhào xì}

1. frame of reference
2. coordinate frame (math.)

參宿七〔参--〕 sam¹ sau³ cat¹ {Shēn xiù qī}

1. Rigel (star)
2. lit. seventh star of the Three Stars Chinese constellation

參考書目〔参-书-〕 caam¹ haau² syu¹ muk⁶ {cān kǎo shū mù}

bibliography; reference

參差不齊〔参--齐〕 caam¹ ci¹ bat¹ cai⁴ {cēn cī bù qí}

1. unevenly matched (idiom); scraggly
2. jagged

參差錯落〔参-错-〕 caam¹ ci¹ co³ lok⁶ {cēn cī cuò luò}

1. uneven and jumbled (idiom); irregular and disorderly
2. in a tangled mess

參考材料〔参---〕 caam¹ haau² coi⁴ liu² {cān kǎo cái liào}

1. reference material
2. source documents

參考文獻〔参--献〕 caam¹ haau² man⁴ hin³ {cān kǎo wén xiàn}

1. cited material
2. reference (to the literature)
3. bibliography

參考消息〔参---〕 caam¹ haau² siu¹ sik¹ {Cān kǎo Xiāo xī}

Reference News (PRC limited-distribution daily newspaper)

參考資料〔参-资-〕 caam¹ haau² zi¹ liu² {cān kǎo zī liào}

1. reference material
2. bibliography

參量空間〔参--间〕 caam¹ loeng⁶ hung¹ gaan¹ {cān liàng kōng jiān}

1. moduli space (math.)
2. parameter space

參謀總長〔参谋总长〕 caam¹ mau⁴ zung² zoeng² {cān móu zǒng zhǎng}

army Chief of Staff

參考橢球體〔参-椭-体〕 caam¹ haau² to⁵ kau⁴ tai² {cān kǎo tuǒ qiú tǐ}

reference ellipsoid (geodesy)