shàn = sh + an4
without authority / to usurp / to arrogate to oneself / to monopolize / expert in / to be good at
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How to pronounce 擅

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= sh initial

Sh is for Sherlock Holmes.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ an4 final

In the anthill’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago

擅 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
dǎn = d + an3
surname Dan
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dǎn = d + an3
sincere
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shǒu = sh + ou3
"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc
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Characters with 擅 as component

擅 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 擅

to be good at; to be expert in
to be good at / to be expert in
without permission

Sentences with 擅

擅 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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shàn

without authority / to usurp / to arrogate to oneself / to monopolize / expert in / to be good at

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