佔 (zim3 | zhan4) : forcibly occupy

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佔

zim3

zhan4

[1] forcibly occupy; seize; take possession of
[2] constitute; hold; account for

Stroke count: 7

Level: 1

Radical: 亻 (#9)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

佔 / 占

This word has been viewed 6588 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 28th Jul 2013 14:58

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強佔 koeng4zim3 qiang2 zhan4 = occupy by force; be invaded

霸佔 baa3 zim3 ba4 zhan4 = to seize

佔據 zim3 geoi3 zhan4 ju4 = to occupy; to hold

佔有 zim3 jau5 zhan4 you3 = to have; to possess; to own; to hold

佔線 zim3 sin3 zhan4 xian4 = busy line (telephone)

佔領 zim3 ling5 zhan4 ling3 = to occupy; to hold

侵佔 cam1 zim3 qin1 zhan4 = to invade and occupy (a territory)

攻佔 gung1 zim3 gong1 zhan4 = attack and occupy

佔便宜 zim3 pin4 ji4 zhan4 pian2 yi2 = gain extra advantage by unfair means; profit at other people's expense

鵲巢鳩佔 zoek3 caau4 kau1 zim3 que4 chao2 jiu1 zhan4 = seizing another's place
See all 14 compounds (CantoDict reports 11 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)

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Decimal representation of this word: 佔
Unicode code for this character: U+4f54 (off-site link)

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