占 (zhàn, zhān) — Chinese Character

占

zhàn, zhān

to occupy; to take; to seize; to hold; to constitute; to make up; to account for; (zhān) to divine

Radical: ⺊ HSK 2 v ideographic

Components & Etymology

占 decomposes into the following components:

⺊口

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 占.

侵占

qīn zhàn

to invade and occupy (territory)

卜占

bǔ zhān

to divine

占中

zhàn zhōng

占优

zhàn yōu

dominance

占先

zhàn xiān

to take precedence

占卜

zhān bǔ

to divine

占压

zhàn yā

占去

zhàn qù

占地

zhàn dì

to take up space

占城

zhān chéng

Champa (Sanskrit: Campapura or Campanagara), ancient kingdom in the South of Vietnam c. 200-1693

占婆

zhān pó

Champa (Sanskrit: Campapura or Campanagara), ancient kingdom in the South of Vietnam c. 200-1693

占据

zhàn jù

to occupy

Characters that share the radical ⺊.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.