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掺

chān

Character Traditional 摻

What 掺 means

1. to mix; to blend; to dilute; to adulterate

Other readings

掺 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• shǎnto grasp

Example sentences

• 别掺和他的事。
  Bié chān hé tā de shì.
  Don't meddle in his affairs.
• 所有的社交，自然而然地，都会掺入一些虚伪的成分，我想这是有其必要的。
  All social interactions, naturally, will involve some degree of insincerity, which I believe is necessary.

Words starting with 掺

• 掺和chān huoto mix; to put together; to interfere in; to get involved in
• 掺假chān jiǎto mix in fake material; to adulterate
• 掺水chān shuǐto dilute; to water down; watered down
• 掺沙子chān shā zito mix in some sand (e.g. when making concrete); (fig.) to place outsiders into a…

Characters that look like 掺

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 捷jiévictory; triumph; quick
• 惨cǎnmiserable; wretched; cruel
• 渗shènto seep; to ooze; to horrify
• 搂lōuto draw towards oneself; to gather; to gather up (one's gown, sleeves etc)
• 揍zòuto hit; to beat (sb); (colloquial) to smash (sth)
• 捧pěngto hold or offer with both hands; to sing the praises of…

Sounds the same

Read chān, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 搀to take by the arm and assist; variant of 掺
• 觇to observe; to spy on; Taiwan pr. zhān
• 辿used in names, e.g. 龙王辿; (literary) (of one's walking pace) slow
• 襜the front of clothes
• 幨curtain in carriage; screen
• 梴length (of a tree or beam); long