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沾

zhān

to moisten, to soak, to wet; to touch

🔤 Pictophonetic: 氵 (water) provides meaning, 占 provides pronunciation
HSK 6 8 strokes Common (24%)
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氵
shuǐ
water
占
zhàn
to divine; to observe; to versify
⿰氵占 i

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Component Tree i

shuǐ
氵
water
3 strokes
zhàn
占
to divine; to observe; to versify
💡 Ideographic: To speak 口 omens ⺊
5 strokes HSK 4

Words Using 沾 (31)

zhānguāng
沾光 ↗
HSK 6
to bask in the light / fig. to benefit from association with sb or sth / reflected glory
zhān
沾 ↗
to moisten / to be infected by / to receive benefit or advantage through a contact / to touch
zhānrǎn
沾染 ↗
to pollute (often fig.) / to be infected by / to gain a small advantage
shízhǐbùzhānyángchūnshuǐ
十指不沾阳春水 ↗
to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom) / to lead a pampered life
fàngshèxìngzhānrǎn
放射性沾染 ↗
radioactive contamination
fàngshèxìngzhānrǎnwù
放射性沾染物 ↗
radioactive contaminant
rěcǎozhānhuā
惹草沾花 ↗
see [[沾花惹草<zhānhuārěcǎo>]]
cányúzhānrǎn
残余沾染 ↗
residual contamination
jūnzhān
均沾 ↗
to share (profits)
liǎngshǒubùzhānyángchūnshuǐ
两手不沾阳春水 ↗
see [[十指不沾陽春水|十指不沾阳春水<shízhǐbùzhānyángchūnshuǐ>]]
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