variant of 占[zhan4]

佔 character breakdown

"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)

= 丿 + : Mnemonic symbol: Rosa Luxemburg. She's quite radical, and her name starts with "r", just like "ren2". Also, 亻appears at the left-hand side of characters, and Rosa is a leftist as well.

Robinson Crusoe (r) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) are having their favorite snacks in the encampment's kitchen: Rosa is eating a banana (丿) and Robinson is eating a dinosaur bone (丨).
variant of 占[zhan4]
to observe / to divine
to take possession of / to occupy / to take up

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a yellow umbrella. James II of England occupies the anthill's bathroom (an4). He uses a pennant (⺊) stuck into a mandarin (口) to mark his territory, and stands there proudly with a yellow umbrella (占).

Characters with 佔 as component

佔 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 佔

to occupy (a territory) / to hold
to occupy / to hold
to have / to own / to hold / to occupy / to possess / to account for (a high proportion etc)
to invade and occupy (territory)
advantageous / favorable / to benefit at others' expense / to take unfair advantage
to take the lead / to gain the upper hand
busy (telephone line)
to take precedence
to predominate / to occupy a dominant position
market share / abbr. for 市場佔有率|市场占有率
to be at a disadvantage
Occupy Central, Hong Kong civil disobedience movement (September 2014 -)
to take up (one's time etc) / to occupy (one's attention etc) / to account for (a proportion of sth)
Champa (Sanskrit: Campapura or Campanagara), ancient kingdom in the South of Vietnam c. 200-1693
Champa (Sanskrit: Campapura or Campanagara), ancient kingdom in the South of Vietnam c. 200-1693
Cham ethnic group
to appropriate to oneself (what rightfully belongs to others)
taking or eating more than one's due (idiom); greedy and selfish

Sentences with 佔

佔 currently does not appear in any sentence.