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占(佔) zhàn occupy in Mandarin Chinese
Definition[edit | edit source]
Radical of the simplified form is 卜 bŭ “fortune telling.” Radical of the traditional form is 人 rén “person”, which is written 亻when occurring at the left side of a character so as not to get in the way of the component at the right. The colloquial name for this radical is 人字旁 rénzìpáng “side made up of the character 人.” The phonetic, 占 zhān “to divine,” occurs in various other characters, e.g., in 站 zhàn “stand.” Distinguish simplified 占 from 右 yòu, 石 shí, and 由 yóu.
Examples[edit | edit source]
- 占 (佔) zhàn occupy [V]
- 替…占一个位子 (替…佔一個位子) tì...zhàn yíge wèizi hold a seat for... [PT]
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Sources[edit | edit source]
Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler