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
占据
zhànjù
to occupy
Characters in this word
据 jù
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 居 to live, to reside
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这家公司在本地市场占据重要地位，竞争对手很难进入。 Zhè jiā gōngsī zài běndì shìchǎng zhànjù zhòngyào dìwèi, jìngzhēng duìshǒu hěn nán jìnrù. This company occupies an important position in the local market, making it difficult for competitors to enter.
- 大树占据了院子的大部分空间。 Dà shù zhànjù le yuànzi de dà bùfen kōngjiān. The big tree takes up most of the space in the yard.
- 他早早地占据了窗边最好的位置。 Tā zǎozǎo de zhànjù le chuāng biān zuì hǎo de wèizhi. He took the best spot by the window early.
Related words
- 占 zhàn to occupy; to take up
- 占领 zhànlǐng to occupy
- 占有 zhànyǒu to own; to take up
- 占比 zhànbǐ proportion, percentage
- 霸占 bàzhàn to occupy by force; to seize
- 强占 qiángzhàn to seize by force; to forcibly occupy
- 侵占 qīnzhàn to occupy illegally; to seize; to encroach on
- 占卜 zhānbǔ to divine; divination
- 占用 zhànyòng to occupy; to take up; to use
- 据说 jùshuō it is said that
- 证据 zhèngjù evidence
- 根据 gēnjù according to