掺

摻
chān, shǎn
参 + 扌
HSK 3.0Level 7

Definitions

chān (verb) to mix; to blend
shǎn (verb) to grasp

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 参 represents the sound. Simplified form of 摻.

Semantic: 扌 Phonetic: 参

About

掺 is a phono-semantic compound. Its left component, 扌 (the hand radical), provides the semantic category of an action performed with the hand. The right component, 参 (a simplified form of the traditional 參), supplies the pronunciation. The character originally meant to grasp or take hold of something with the hand, a sense directly linked to its radical. Over time, its primary meaning shifted to mixing, blending, or adulterating substances, such as adding water to wine or combining ingredients in cooking or industry.

Example Sentences Hide

他在茶里掺了牛奶。

Tā zài chá lǐ chān le niúnǎi.

He mixed milk into the tea.

不要掺假货。

Bù yào chān jiǎhuò.

Don't mix in fake goods.

咖啡里掺糖更好喝。

Kāfēi lǐ chān táng gèng hǎohē.

Coffee tastes better with sugar mixed in.

这种材料掺了化学物质。

Zhè zhǒng cáiliào chān le huàxué wùzhì.

This material has chemical substances mixed in.

他们在讨论掺入新元素。

Tāmen zài tǎolùn chān rù xīn yuánsù.

They are discussing mixing in new elements.

如果掺太多水，味道会变淡。

Rúguǒ chān tài duō shuǐ, wèidào huì biàn dàn.

If too much water is mixed in, the flavor will become bland.

为了避免混淆，我们不掺其他颜色。

Wèile bìmiǎn hùnxiáo, wǒmen bù chān qítā yánsè.

To avoid confusion, we do not mix in other colors.

在工业生产中，掺杂技术常用于改善材料性能。

Zài gōngyè shēngchǎn zhōng, chānzá jìshù cháng yòng yú gǎishàn cáiliào xìngnéng.

In industrial production, doping technology is often used to improve material properties.

Related Characters

Component: 参

惨 渗 碜 糁 骖 毵 黪 鲹 㟥 䅟 椮 瘆

Component: 扌

把 提 打 报 接 指 据 拉 持 技 找 推 投 护

Example Words

掺和 掺假 掺水