參

sa̅n = s + an1

three (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

ca̅n = c + an1

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

参 = 厶 + 大 + 彡 : Mnemonic symbol: a bib number.

The King of Chu takes part in a marathon starting in front of the anthill, and he already fixed his bib number to his shirt. Right next to him there is a mysterious, huge person fixing their bib number to their shirt. It is a big robot in disguise to be allowed to participate. The robot disguised itself with a fake nose and a long fake Santa Clause beard.

参

參

she̅n = sh + (e)n1

ginseng / one of the 28 constellations

参

參

ce̅n = c + (e)n1

used in 參差|参差[cen1 ci1]

參 character breakdown

The character 參 cannot be broken down into individual components.

Characters with 參 as component

惨

慘

cǎn = c + an3

miserable / wretched / cruel / inhuman / disastrous / tragic / dim / gloomy

惨 = 参 + 忄 : The King of Chu (c) decided to take part in a drinking contest in the anthill (an3). There he sits with his bib number (参) on his back making a miserable (惨) impression. To force himself to drink more he hits himself with a flail (忄).

渗

滲

shèn = sh + (e)n4

to seep / to ooze / to horrify

渗 = 参 + 氵 : Sherlock Holmes (sh) is horrified (渗) to find that he accidentally emptied his water bottle (氵) over his bib number (参) in the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4), and now he'll have to run the race with a seeping (渗) bib number on his body.

掺

摻

cha̅n = ch + an1

variant of 攙|搀[chan1] / to mix

掺

摻

shǎn = sh + an3

to grasp

鲹

鰺

she̅n = sh + (e)n1

carangid (zoology)