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篡
cuàn
1. to seize
2. to usurp
Uncommon • Top 39% ✏️ 16 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

篡
cuàn
to sieze, to usurp
16 丶

Compound Words (13)

篡位
cuànwèi
to seize the throne
篡夺
cuànduó
to usurp
篡弑
cuànshì
to commit regicide
篡改
cuàngǎi
to tamper with
篡政
cuànzhèng
to usurp political power
篡权
cuànquán
to usurp power
篡窃
cuànqiè
to usurp
篡立
cuànlì
to become an unlawful ruler
篡贼
cuànzéi
usurper
篡军
cuànjūn
to usurp the military
篡逆
cuànnì
to rebel
篡党
cuàndǎng
to usurp the leadership of the party
编篡
biāncuàn
to fabricate (sth)

Alternate Entries

篡
cuàn
old variant of [[篡<cuàn>]]

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Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
3,405
Word Frequency Rank
33,209 of 84,292

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