Chinese Word: 掺 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

掺 (Trad.: 摻)Polyphone (多音字)

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 手

Pictophonetic:参 indicates the sound; 扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 扌 [ shǒu ] hand
- 参 [ cān ] to take part in, to intervene; ginseng

Similar Characters: 惨渗椮

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Pinyin: chān

English Definition:variant of 搀 ; to mix

Chinese Definition:
①搓；涂抹。
②用同“搀”。［合］掺砂；掺水。

Example Words:

掺杂	chān zá	to mix; to blend; to dilute
掺假	chān jiǎ	to mix in fake material; to adulterate
掺和	chān huo	to mix; to mingle; to meddle; to interfere
掺杂使假	chān zá shǐ jiǎ	to mix in the inferior or fake (idiom)
掺水	chān shuǐ	to dilute; to water down; watered down

Pinyin: shǎn

English Definition:to grasp

Chinese Definition:
①持，握：掺手。掺沙子。
②抢(前)：掺先。掺越。

1		zhè 这 niú nǎi 牛奶 lǐ 里 shǎn 掺 le 了 shuǐ 水。 The milk has been adulterated with water.
2		tā 它 měi tiān 每天 dōu 都 bèi 被 shǎn 掺 zài 在 zhū sì liào 猪饲料 lǐ 里。 It was mixed every day into the pigs' mash.
3		“ qióng sī 琼斯 yǒu shí 有时 huì 会 zài 在 wǒ men 我们 de 的 sì liào 饲料 zhōng 中 shǎn 掺 yì diǎn 一点。 ” yī zhǐ 一只 jī 鸡 shuō dao 说道。 'Jones used sometimes to mix some of it in our mash, ' said one of the hens.
4		nǐ 你 bǎ 把 jī dàn 鸡蛋 dǎ hǎo 打好 hòu 后， jiù 就 zhú jiàn 逐渐 bǎ 把 miàn fěn 面粉 shǎn 掺 jìn qù 进去。 After you have beaten the eggs,mix in the flour gradually.
5		qì hòu 气候 biàn huà 变化 dài gěi 带给 chòu yǎng céng 臭氧层 de 的 xiāo xi 消息 shì 是 xǐ 喜 yōu 忧 shǎn 掺 bàn 半 de 的。 Climate change is bringing mixed news to the ozone layer.

1		zhè 这 niú nǎi 牛奶 lǐ 里 shǎn 掺 le 了 shuǐ 水。 The milk has been adulterated with water.
2		tā 它 měi tiān 每天 dōu 都 bèi 被 shǎn 掺 zài 在 zhū sì liào 猪饲料 lǐ 里。 It was mixed every day into the pigs' mash.
3		“ qióng sī 琼斯 yǒu shí 有时 huì 会 zài 在 wǒ men 我们 de 的 sì liào 饲料 zhōng 中 shǎn 掺 yì diǎn 一点。 ” yī zhǐ 一只 jī 鸡 shuō dao 说道。 'Jones used sometimes to mix some of it in our mash, ' said one of the hens.
4		nǐ 你 bǎ 把 jī dàn 鸡蛋 dǎ hǎo 打好 hòu 后， jiù 就 zhú jiàn 逐渐 bǎ 把 miàn fěn 面粉 shǎn 掺 jìn qù 进去。 After you have beaten the eggs,mix in the flour gradually.
5		qì hòu 气候 biàn huà 变化 dài gěi 带给 chòu yǎng céng 臭氧层 de 的 xiāo xi 消息 shì 是 xǐ 喜 yōu 忧 shǎn 掺 bàn 半 de 的。 Climate change is bringing mixed news to the ozone layer.