占 (zhān)

How 占 is written

Strokes

5

Radical

⺊ — divination

Traditional

占

Simplified

占 (unchanged)

占 has 2 readings

The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.

zhàn

variant of 占[zhan4]

zhān

to observe; to divine

Common words using 占

佔據 zhànjù

to occupy; to hold

佔有 zhànyǒu

to have; to own; to hold

佔用 zhànyòng

to occupy

佔線 zhànxiàn

busy (telephone line)

佔領 zhànlǐng

to occupy (a territory); to hold

侵佔 qīnzhàn

to invade and occupy (territory)

占卜 zhānbǔ

to divine

占地 zhàndì

to take up space; to occupy (space)

搶佔 qiǎngzhàn

to seize (the strategic high ground)

攻佔 gōngzhàn

attack and occupy

獨佔 dúzhàn

to monopolize; to control; to dominate

霸佔 bàzhàn

to occupy by force; to seize; to dominate

占 in a sentence

How common is 占?

占 is the 736th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 83.8% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 占

• 佔
• 據
• 有
• 用
• 線
• 領
• 地
• 搶
• 攻
• 獨
• 霸