沾 zhān
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 占 to divine
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
沾
zhān
to touch; to be stained with; to benefit from association
Character
Example phrases
- 白衬衫刚洗好就沾了墨点，显得格外刺眼。 Bái chènshān gāng xǐ hǎo jiù zhān le mòdiǎn, xiǎnde géwài cìyǎn. The white shirt had just been washed when it got stained with ink, making the mark look especially glaring.
- 他不小心沾了一手油漆，赶紧去洗手间冲洗。 Tā bù xiǎoxīn zhān le yìshǒu yóuqī, gǎnjǐn qù xǐshǒujiān chōngxǐ. He accidentally got paint all over his hands and hurried to the washroom to rinse it off.
- 别沾那些油污的东西，弄脏手就不好洗了。 Bié zhān nàxiē yóuwū de dōngxi, nòngzāng shǒu jiù bù hǎo xǐ le. Don't touch the things stained with grease — you'll dirty your hands, and it's hard to wash off.
Related words
- 沾光 zhānguāng to benefit from another person’s advantage or connection
- 屹立 yìlì to stand tall; to tower; to stand firm
- 腾 téng to rise; to leap; to free up
- 一举一动 yìjǔyídòng every move; every action
- 驮 tuó to carry on the back
- 左顾右盼 zuǒgùyòupàn to look around anxiously or hesitantly
- 耸 sǒng to shrug; to raise
- 阻拦 zǔlán to obstruct; to block; to stop
- 遮盖 zhēgài to cover; to conceal
- 遮挡 zhēdǎng to block; to obstruct; to shelter
- 遮 zhē to cover; to block; to shield
- 陷 xiàn to sink; to fall into; to get stuck