Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 占
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占 |
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Meaning |
to divine, to occupy, to take up |
Pronunciation |
zhān, zhàn |
Explanation |
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Mnemonic
| Crack 卜 in the shell 口 of a turtle used for divination. |
Radicals
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卜
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oracle, mysticism | (This radical is considered to be a simplification of: fortune telling 占 (crack 卜 in the shell 口 of a turtle from which the fortune was told.). Sometimes it is read as a forking of a road.) |
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占
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divine | (It is shown a crack 卜 in the shell 口 of a turtle from which the fortune was told. This radical uses the radical 卜.) |
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Vocabulary
| 占有 |
zhàn yǒu |
to have; to own; to hold; to possess | | 占据 |
zhàn jù |
to occupy; to hold | | 占领 |
zhàn lǐng |
to occupy (a territory); to hold | | 侵占 |
qīn zhàn |
to invade and occupy (territory) | | 独占鳌头 |
dú zhàn áo tóu |
to monopolize the turtle head (idiom, refers to carved marble steps of the palace); to come first in triennial palace examinations; the champion; the very best in any field |
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