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擅
shàn
1. without authority
2. to usurp
3. to arrogate to oneself
4. to monopolize
5. expert in
6. to be good at
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 16 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

擅
shàn
to claim, to monopolize; arbitrary
HSK 6 16 丶

Compound Words (10)

专擅
zhuānshàn
without authorization
擅场
shànchǎng
to excel in some field
擅断
shànduàn
arbitrary
擅权
shànquán
to arrogate power
擅美
shànměi
to enjoy fame without sharing it
擅自
shànzì
without permission
HSK 6
擅长
shàncháng
to be good at
HSK 6
擅闯
shànchuǎng
to enter without permission
宠擅专房
chǒngshànzhuānfáng
an especially favored concubine (idiom)
擅离职守
shànlízhíshǒu
to abscond

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,376
Word Frequency Rank
2,785 of 84,292