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趁

chèn

to take advantage of, to seize an opportunity

🔤 Pictophonetic: 走 (walk) provides meaning, 㐱 provides pronunciation
HSK 5 12 strokes Common (21%)
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走
zǒu
to walk, to run, to flee
㐱
zhěn
bushy, black hair; variant of 鬒
⿺走㐱 i

Stroke Order

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Component Tree i

zǒu
走
to walk, to run, to flee
💡 Ideographic: Someone 土 stepping with their foot 止
7 strokes HSK 2
zhěn
㐱
bushy, black hair; variant of 鬒
🔤 Pictophonetic: 彡 (hair) provides meaning, 人 provides pronunciation
5 strokes

Words Using 趁 (10)

chèn
趁 ↗
HSK 5
to avail oneself of / to take advantage of
chèn
趁 ↗
HSK 5
old variant of [[趁<chèn>]]
chènzǎo
趁早 ↗
as soon as possible / at the first opportunity / the sooner the better / before it's too late
chènshì
趁势 ↗
to take advantage of a favorable situation / to seize an opportunity
chènzǎor
趁早儿 ↗
erhua variant of [[趁早<chènzǎo>]]
chènjī
趁机 ↗
to seize an opportunity / to take advantage of situation
chènhuǒdǎjié
趁火打劫 ↗
to loot a burning house / to profit from sb's misfortune (idiom)
chènrèdǎtiě
趁热打铁 ↗
to strike while the iron is hot
chènbiàn
趁便 ↗
to take the opportunity / in passing
chènluàntáotuō
趁乱逃脱 ↗
to run away in the confusion / to take advantage of the confusion to escape