佔

zhàn = zh + an4

variant of 占[zhan4]

佔 character breakdown

佔
- 亻
  - 丨
  - 丿
- 占
  - 卜
    - 丨
    - 丶
  - 口
  - ⺊
    - 一
    - 丨

rén = r + (e)n2

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

亻 = 丿 + 丨 : 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).

zhàn = zh + an4

variant of 占[zhan4]

zha̅n = zh + an1

to observe / to divine

zhàn = zh + an4

to take possession of / to occupy / to take up

占 = ⺊ + 口 : 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 occupy

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)

occupant

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

Sentences with 佔

佔 currently does not appear in any sentence.