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参见 (cān jiàn) — (in written references) see also, refer to, compare (cf.); to pay one's respects (to the deceased, ancestors, or a senior)

Definition

Formal written term used in references and texts to direct the reader elsewhere: 'see also' / 'refer to' — stronger than 提到 ('mention'). The sense of paying respects to ancestors is rare and literary.

verb
(in written references) see alsorefer tocompare (cf.)to pay one's respects (to the deceased, ancestors, or a senior)

Examples

  • 参见。
    Xiáng xì shuō míng qǐng cān jiàn fù lù yī.
    For detailed instructions, please refer to Appendix I.
  • ，参见。
    Guān yú zhè ge shù yǔ de dìng yì, cān jiàn dì èr zhāng.
    Regarding the definition of this term, see Chapter 2.
  • 参见。
    Měi nián qīng míng jié tā dōu huí xiāng cān jiàn zǔ xiān.
    Every year during Qingming Festival he returns to his hometown to pay respects to his ancestors.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

参cānconsult
见jiànsee

参 and 见 both involve consulting or seeing, together naming a reference or respectful visit.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 參; 参 is its simplified writing.

For simplified 参, the story belongs to traditional 參, which combines 晶 (stars), 光 (light), and 彡 (rays) to show the Three Stars; one reading takes 光 as a kneeling person looking up.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 見; 见 is its simplified writing.

  • 目目mùeye
  • 卩卩jiékneeling person

The traditional form 見 pairs 目 (eye) with 卩 (kneeling person), showing a kneeling figure with a large eye for a head. The simplified 见 is a later shorthand.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Reading & Writing

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