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Chinese symbol for “parameter”

参数
cān shù
Traditional: 參數
parameter

The closest CC-CEDICT match for parameter is 参数 (cān shù), defined as: parameter.

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Characters and stroke order

参 cān
to take part in, to intervene; ginseng
radical 28 ⼛ · 8 strokes
数 shù
count, number, several
radical 66 ⽁ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “parameter”

WordPinyinMeaning
参量 (參量)cān liàngparameter (math); quantity used as a parameter

Related words

Other words that share a character with 参数.

WordPinyinMeaning
参加 (參加)cān jiāto participate; to take part; to join
参与 (參與)cān yùto participate (in sth)
参考 (參考)cān kǎoconsultation; reference
参观 (參觀)cān guānto visit (a place, e.g. museum or factory); to tour; to look around
参赛 (參賽)cān sàito compete; to take part in a competition
数据 (數據)shù jùdata
人数 (人數)rén shùnumber of people
数字 (數字)shù zìnumeral; digit

See also: Japanese symbol for “parameter”.

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.