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  1. 沾 is the 2397th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 14 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (water), (divination), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhan1 - to moisten/to be infected by/to receive benefit or advantage through a contact
  2. zhan1 - variant of 沾[zhan1]/to moisten

Pronunciation Clues:

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

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

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