1. 沾

沾

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  • 2397th most frequent character
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  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 27 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
沾→
氵占
2Radical
沾→
氵water⺊divination口mouth
3Graphical
沾→
⺀㇀丨一口

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhān (zhan1)to moisten • to be infected by • to receive benefit or advantage through a contact
2. zhān (zhan1)variant of 沾[zhan1] • to moisten

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 沾 zhān (zhan1)The component 占 is pronounced as 'zhàn' (zhan4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 沾 zhān (zhan1)The component 占 is pronounced as 'zhàn' (zhan4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for 沾 zhān (zhan1)The component 占 is pronounced as 'zhān' (zhan1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

沾 also appears in:
霑

Example Words

Common

沾沾自喜 

Uncommon

沾光 
沾染 
沾满 (沾滿)
沾湿 (沾濕)
沾花惹草 
沾边 (沾邊)
滴酒不沾 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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