Chinese Word: 沾 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

沾HSK 6

Pinyin: zhān

English Definition: to moisten; to be infected by; to receive benefit or advantage through a contact; to touch

Chinese Definition:
①古水名。
②淇水支流。源出山西省壶关县南赵掌尖老山南麓，东流入河南省，至鹤壁市西注入淇水。今上流建有弓上水库。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 水

Pictophonetic:占 indicates the sound; 氵 (water) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 氵 [ shuǐ ] water
- 占 [ zhàn ] to divine; to observe; to versify

Similar Characters: 沽粘黏帖贴玷

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沾染	zhān rǎn	to pollute (often fig.); to be infected by; to gain a small advantage
沾沾自喜	zhān zhān zì xǐ	immeasurably self-satisfied
沾边	zhān biān	to have a connection with; to be close (to reality); to be relevant; to have one's hand in
沾光HSK 6	zhān guāng	to bask in the light; fig. to benefit from association with sb or sth; reflected glory
均沾	jūn zhān	to share (profits)

1		tā 她 shuāng shǒu 双手 zhān shàng 沾上 le 了 xuè jì 血迹。 Her hands were bloodstained.
2		shǔ tiáo 薯条 kě yǐ 可以 zhān 沾 suān nǎi 酸奶 huò 或 fān qié jiàng 番茄酱。 Fries can be dipped in yogurt or ketchup.