shàn
monopolize
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
shàn
monopolize; claim; arbitrarily; to dare; without authority; to usurp; to arrogate to oneself; to monopolize; expert in; to be good at
Most common words with 擅
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
to be good at | ||
without permission | ||
to usurp | ||
to abscond | ||
to arrogate power |
Historical pronunciation
Old Chinese | Middle Chinese | Pinyin | Gloss |
*[d]a[n]-s | dzyenH | shàn | act without authority |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
Appears in 18.9012% of movies
1674th most common character in movies
2377th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 16 |
Unicode | U+64C5 |
Shuowen | “擅，專也。从手，亶聲。” |
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