沾(zhān)

HSK 7-98 strokes

to moisten

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Character information

Pinyin
zhān
Meaning
to moisten; to be infected by; to receive benefit or advantage through a contact; to touch
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 沾 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵占

In this compound, the meaning comes from 氵 (water); 占 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

氵shuǐ占zhàn

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 沾 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 沾

Common words using 沾 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zhān沾guāng光
HSK 7-9

to bask in the light; fig. to benefit from association with sb or sth; refl…

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jūn均zhān沾

to share (profits)

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zhān沾chún唇

to moisten one's lips; to sip (wine, tea etc); esp. used with negatives: ne…

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rě惹cǎo草zhān沾huā花

see 沾花惹草[zhan1 hua1 re3 cao3]

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zhān沾rǎn染

to pollute (often fig.)

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zhān沾zhān沾zì自xǐ喜

immeasurably self-satisfied

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zhān沾mǎn满

muddy

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zhān沾huā花rě惹cǎo草

to fondle the flowers and trample the grass (idiom)

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光均唇惹草花染自

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