zhàn
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zh
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an4:
to take possession of / to occupy / to take up
Mnemonic
Mnemonic symbol: a yellow umbrella. James II of England (zh) occupies (占) the anthill's bathroom (an4). He uses a pennant (⺊) stuck into a mandarin (口) to mark his territory. The ants are silently protesting with yellow umbrellas (占).
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
point / dot / drop / speck / o'clock / point (in space or time) / to draw a dot / to check on a list / to choose / to order (food in a restaurant) / to touch briefly / to hint / to light / to ignite / to pour a liquid drop by drop / (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1] / dot stroke in Chinese characters / classifier for items