掺

摻
chān
#3,302 most
frequent character
to mix
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

掺 has 扌 hand as meaning part and 参 cān as sound part. It first meant to expel or drive out. The later sense 'to mix' was borrowed for sound only, and it also appears as a variant of 搀.

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Example Sentences

请把水和酒掺在一起。
qǐng bǎ shuǐ hé jiǔ chān zàiyīqǐ 。
Please mix the water and wine together.
他在蛋糕中掺了一些水果。
tāzài dàngāo zhōng chān le yīxiē shuǐguǒ 。
He mixed some fruit into the cake.
掺进沙子会让这个混合物更重。
chān jìn shāzi huì ràng zhègè hùnhéwù gēngzhòng 。
Mixing in sand will make this mixture heavier.

Same Characters, Different Readings

掺shǎn
to grasp

Words with similar meanings

混合hùnhé
to blend
More general term for combining substances, often used in various contexts.
结合jiéhé
to combine
Implies bringing together different elements, often used in a broader sense including ideas.

Homophones

HSK 6
搀chān
to assist by the arm, to mix

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