Chinese words starting with “can”
25 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable can. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 3 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial c · final an · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 12
- 2nd tone 8
- 3rd tone 4
- 4th tone 1
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 参加cān jiāHSK 2
to participate; to take part; to join
- 参与cān yùHSK 4
to participate (in sth)
- 参观cān guānHSK 2
to look around; to tour; to visit
All 25 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 餐 | cān | g,qv | meal; to eat; classifier for meals | |
| 2 | 餐厅 | cān tīng | n | dining hall; dining room; restaurant | |
| 3 | 惨 | cǎn | a,ad | miserable; wretched; cruel; inhuman; disastrous; tragic; dim; gloomy | |
| 4 | 参赛 | cān sài | v,vn | to compete; to take part in a competition | |
| 5 | 残 | cán | a,g | to destroy; to spoil; to ruin; to injure; cruel; oppressive; savage; brutal; incomplete; disabled; to remain; to survive; remnant; surplus | |
| 6 | 残酷 | cán kù | a,ad,an | cruel; cruelty | |
| 7 | 残忍 | cán rěn | a,an | cruel; mean; merciless; ruthless | |
| 8 | 餐馆 | cān guǎn | n | restaurant | |
| 9 | 参考 | cān kǎo | v,vn | consultation; reference; to consult; to refer | |
| 10 | 灿烂 | càn làn | a | to glitter; brilliant; splendid | |
| 11 | 残疾人 | cán jí rén | n | disabled person | |
| 12 | 残留 | cán liú | vn,v | to remain; to be left over; residual; remnant; residue | |
| 13 | 残疾 | cán jí | n | disabled; handicapped; deformity on a person or animal | |
| 14 | 餐桌 | cān zhuō | n | dining table; dinner table | |
| 15 | 惭愧 | cán kuì | a,an | ashamed | |
| 16 | 餐饮 | cān yǐn | n | food and beverage; catering; repast | |
| 17 | 参照 | cān zhào | v,vn | to consult a reference; to refer to (another document) | |
| 18 | 参军 | cān jūn | v | to join the army | |
| 19 | 惨重 | cǎn zhòng | a | disastrous | |
| 20 | 参见 | cān jiàn | v | to refer to; see also; compare (cf.); to pay respect to | |
| 21 | 参谋 | cān móu | n | staff officer; to give advice | |
| 22 | 惨痛 | cǎn tòng | a | bitter; painful; deeply distressed | |
| 23 | 残缺 | cán quē | v,vn | badly damaged; shattered | |
| 24 | 参展 | cān zhǎn | vn,v | to exhibit at or take part in a trade show etc | |
| 25 | 惨白 | cǎn bái | z | deathly pale |
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