Mnemonic comic for

Translation

zhàn = zh + 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).

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All translations for 占

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to take possession of / to occupy / to take up
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占 character breakdown

mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
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Character component without intrinsic meaning
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Characters with 占 as component

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
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inn; old-style hotel / (bound form) shop; store / CL:家[jia1]
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inn / shop / store / CL:家[jia1]
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to glue / to paste / to adhere / to stick to
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station / to stand / to halt / to stop / branch of a company or organization / website
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rubbing from incised inscription
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fitting snugly / appropriate / suitable / variant of 貼|贴[tie1] / to paste / to obey
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invitation card / notice
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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
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to moisten / to be infected by / to receive benefit or advantage through a contact / to touch
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Words with 占

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
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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)
to divine / to prophecy / to foretell the future

Sentences with 占

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