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Making Chinese characters memorable

参

ㄘㄢ

cān

participate
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Break characters down into their components to see semantic and phonetic hints

  • 参
    ㄘㄢ

    cān

    participate

    • ?

      • 厶
        ㄙ

        sī

        private

      • 大
        ㄉㄚ ˋ

        dà

        big

    • 彡
      ㄕㄢ

      shān

      bristle

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The big bristle's private wish was to someday participate in the creation of a beautiful painting.
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