HanziHero
CHINESE CHARACTER

占 (zhàn): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

zhàn
to divine; to observe; to versify
HSK 55 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

⺊ is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 占.

Visible components

占 is decomposed as ⿱⺊口.

STROKES · 5

Write 占 in 5 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

PRACTISE WRITING →

LEARN THIS CHARACTER IN CONTEXT

Examples using 占

我怕这项工作会占用我大部分的时间。

Wǒ pà zhè xiàng gōng zuò huì zhàn yòng wǒ dà bù fen de shí jiān。

I fear this work will take up most of my time.

占有

我们的市场占有率为20%。

Wǒ men de shì chǎng zhàn yǒu lǜ wèi 2 0 %。

We have a 20% share of the market.

霸占

Mary霸占了她的包包并且离开了。

M a r y bà zhàn le tā de bāo bāo bìng qiě lí kāi le。

Mary grabbed her purse and left.

FAQ

What does 占 (zhàn) mean in Chinese?

to divine; to observe; to versify

How do you write 占 in stroke order?

占 has 5 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 占?

⺊ is the radical in 占. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 占?

占 (zhàn): to observe; to divine; to take possession of; to occupy; to take up; 占线 (zhànxiàn): busy (telephone line); 占比 (zhànbǐ): proportion; percentage.