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参考

cānkǎo

to refer to

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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

考 kǎo

Strokes
6
Radical
耂 — old, aged
Made of
耂 old, aged 丂 breath
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 请参考这本书。 Qǐng cānkǎo zhè běn shū. Please refer to this book.
  • 这个可以参考。 Zhège kěyǐ cānkǎo. This can be used for reference.
  • 你参考一下。 Nǐ cānkǎo yíxià. Please take a look for reference.

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