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CHINESE CHARACTER

zhàn

占

占

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constitute

Numbered pinyin
zhan4
English meanings
constitute, make up, account for

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top ⺊; bottom 口.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱⺊口

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tā他zhàn占le了dì第yī一。

    He took first place.

  2. 02

    zhè这zuò座shān山zhàn占le了yībàn一半。

    The mountain takes up half.

  3. 03

    bié别zhàn占zuòwei座位。

    Don't hold a seat.

  4. 04

    zhàn占le了hěn很duō多dìfang地方。

    Takes up a lot of space.

  5. 05

    zhàn占shíjiān时间。

    Takes time.

  6. 06

    zhàn占shǎoshù少数。

    In the minority.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 侵占
  • 占卜
  • 占据
  • 占有
  • 占用
  • 占领
  • 强占
  • 霸占