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
沾光
zhānguāng
to benefit from another person’s advantage or connection
Characters in this word
光 guāng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 儿 — son, child
- Made of
- ⺌ small 兀 weak
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 小企业跟着龙头品牌沾光，但也容易失去自身辨识度。 Xiǎo qǐyè gēnzhe lóngtóu pǐnpái zhānguāng, dàn yě róngyì shīqù zìshēn biànshídù. Small companies benefit from association with leading brands, but they can also easily lose their own distinct identity.
- 哥哥当了明星，全家人都跟着沾光。 Gēge dāng le míngxīng, quánjiā rén dōu gēnzhe zhānguāng. The older brother became a celebrity, and the whole family basked in his glory.
- 住在这个好小区，孩子上学也跟着沾光。 Zhù zài zhège hǎo xiǎoqū, háizi shàngxué yě gēnzhe zhānguāng. Living in this good neighborhood, even the children benefit when it comes to school.
Related words
- 沾 zhān to touch; to be stained with; to benefit from association
- 不光 bùguāng not only
- 光 guāng light
- 光明 guāngmíng bright; hopeful
- 阳光 yángguāng sunlight
- 灯光 dēngguāng lighting
- 光临 guānglín to visit
- 光盘 guāngpán disc
- 风光 fēngguāng scenery, view
- 光荣 guāngróng honorable; glory
- 光线 guāngxiàn light
- 目光 mùguāng gaze