cànchānshǎn

mix

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
扌 meaning component

  Meaning component

shoushǒu

  

hand

is a component form of .

参 sound component

  Sound component

cānshēn

  

take part in

Evolution

掺 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
掺 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

càn

a delicate hand; mix, blend, adulterate

() 

chān

variant of |[chān]; to mix

() 

shǎn

to grasp

Most common words with 掺
Freq.
Word
Meaning

to mix

掺假

to adulterate