Chinese symbol for “ginseng”
参
shēn
Traditional: 參
ginseng; one of the 28 constellations
The closest CC-CEDICT match for ginseng is 参 (shēn), defined as: ginseng; one of the 28 constellations.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “ginseng”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 参.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 参加 (參加) | cān jiā | to participate; to take part; to join |
| 参与 (參與) | cān yù | to participate (in sth) |
| 参考 (參考) | cān kǎo | consultation; reference |
| 参观 (參觀) | cān guān | to visit (a place, e.g. museum or factory); to tour; to look around |
| 参数 (參數) | cān shù | parameter |
| 参赛 (參賽) | cān sài | to compete; to take part in a competition |
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.