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参加

cānjiā

to take part in

A person joining a group activity
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Characters in this word

参 cān

Strokes
8
Radical
厶 — private, secret
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 参

加 jiā

Strokes
5
Radical
力 — strength, power
Made of
力 strength, power 口 mouth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 我参加比赛。 Wǒ cānjiā bǐsài. I take part in the competition.
  • 你参加吗? Nǐ cānjiā ma? Are you taking part?
  • 她参加晚会。 Tā cānjiā wǎnhuì. She goes to the party.

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