cān

two outside ones in three horse

Components
马 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

horse

horse

参 sound component

  Sound component

cānshēn

  

take part in

Evolution

骖 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
骖 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
骖 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
骖 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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cān

two outside ones in three horse; outside horses of a team of 4