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Character Decomposition
占=⺊+口
Etymology
To speak 口 omens ⺊
Meanings2 pronunciations
zhān
to observe
to divine
zhàn
to take possession of
to occupy
to take up
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Words with 占 180 total
to occupy by force · to seize · to dominate霸占bà zhànto have all to oneself; to monopolize独占dú zhànto muscle in; to take possession; to occupy; to squat挤占jǐ zhàn(dialect) merchant (loanword)马占mǎ zhànto invade and occupy (territory)侵占qīn zhànto occupy by force强占qiáng zhànto seize (the strategic high ground)抢占qiǎng zhànto misappropriate贪占tān zhàn
Idioms with 占 10 total Chain
(idiom) to come first in triennial palace examinations (refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand); to be the champion; to be the very best in any field独占鳌头dú zhàn áo tóuthe magpie made a nest, the turtledove dwells in it (idiom) · to reap where one has not sown鹊巢鸠占què cháo jiū zhàn