占 - zhàn - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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占

zhàn

Definition

to take possession of
to occupy
to take up

Other pronunciations

zhān

to observe
graphic component (often seen in other characters)
to divine

Character Decomposition

Compounds (34)

点

diǎn

o'clock; point; hour; dot; to order (food in a restaurant); to draw a dot; to check on a list; to touch briefly; to hint; to light; to ignite; to pour a liquid (drop by drop); classifier (for items); dot stroke in Chinese characters

站

zhàn

station; stop; to stand; to halt; to stop

inn; shop; store

to stick; to paste; to post (e.g. on a blog); to keep close to; to fit snugly; to subsidize; allowance (e.g. money for food or housing); sticker; classifier (for sticking plaster: strip); measure word

帖

tiě

invitation card; notice

帖

tiè

rubbing from incised inscription

战

zhàn

to fight; fight; war; battle

钻

zuān

to drill; to bore; to get into; to make one's way into; to enter (a hole); to thread one's way through; to study intensively; to dig into; to curry favor for personal gain

an auger; diamond

to moisten; to be infected by; to receive benefit or advantage through a contact; to touch

粘

zhān

to glue; to stick; to paste

黏

nián

sticky; glutinous; to adhere; to stick

拈

niān

to nip; to grasp with the fingers; to fiddle with; Taiwan pr. [nian2]

felt (fabric)

anvil

straw mat; thatch

to observe; to spy on; Taiwan pr. [zhan1]

玷

diàn

blemish; disgrace; flaw in jade

敁

diān

to weigh in the hand, to estimate; to shake

鲇

nián

sheatfish (Parasilurus asotus); oriental catfish; see also 鲶

to divine

stand for goblets

door latch

to mutter; to talk indistinctly

詀

zhān

garrulous; to whisper; to joke

peaceful; quiet

dangerous; also pr. [yan2]

呫

zhān

to drink; to sip; to taste; to lick; whisper; petty

malarial fever

a caterpillar

shuffle

treasure

to sway in the wind

see 黇鹿

Related words (33)

占优

zhàn yōu

dominance; traditional form also written 占優; traditional form also written 佔優

to take precedence

to gain; to occupy

to take up space; to occupy (space)

to occupy; to hold

to have; to own; to hold; to occupy; to possess; to account for (a high proportion etc)

占满

zhàn mǎn

to fill; to occupy completely

to occupy

busy (telephone line)

占领

zhàn lǐng

to occupy (a territory); to hold

占上风

zhàn shàng fēng

to take the lead; to gain the upper hand

占下风

zhàn xià fēng

to be at a disadvantage

占优势

zhàn yōu shì

to predominate; to occupy a dominant position

占便宜

zhàn pián yi

advantageous; favorable; to benefit at others' expense; to take unfair advantage

to take up space

to take up space

occupant

to appropriate to oneself (what rightfully belongs to others)

占地面积

zhàn dì miàn ji

floor area; occupied area; footprint (of a building, piece of equipment etc)

侵占

qīn zhàn

to invade and occupy (territory)

to occupy by force

to seize (the opportunity, the strategic high ground); to grab

挤占

jǐ zhàn

to seize; to push aside and occupy

攻占

gōng zhàn

to seize control of (an enemy position); (fig.) to take by storm; to gain (awards, control of a market etc)

独占

dú zhàn

to monopolize; to control; to dominate

to misappropriate

to occupy by force; to seize; to dominate

马占

mǎ zhàn

(dialect) merchant (loanword)

市占率

shì zhàn lǜ

market share; abbr. for 市場佔有率|市场占有率

敌占区

dí zhàn qū

enemy occupied territory

独占鳌头

dú zhàn áo tóu

to come first in triennial palace examinations (idiom, refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand); to be the champion; to be the very best in any field

返还占有

fǎn huán zhàn yǒu

repossession

市场占有率

shì chǎng zhàn yǒu lǜ

market share

Proverbs (1)

占着茅坑不拉屎

zhàn zhe máo kēng bù lā shǐ

(lit.) to occupy a latrine but not shit (proverb); (fig.) to be a dog in the manger

Idioms (2)

多吃多占

duō chī duō zhàn

taking or eating more than one's due (idiom); greedy and selfish

鹊巢鸠占

què cháo jiū zhàn

the magpie made a nest, the turtledove dwells in it (idiom); to reap where one has not sown

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