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占

zhàn

to occupy; to take up

A large cushion on a bench
Memory picture

Character

占 zhàn

Strokes
5
Radical
⺊ — divination
Made of
⺊ divination 口 mouth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 我占一个座。 Wǒ zhàn yí gè zuò. I take one seat.
  • 别占我座。 Bié zhàn wǒ zuò. Do not take my seat.
  • 他占了前排。 Tā zhàn le qián pái. He took the front row.

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