Chinese character

沾

zhān

to moisten, to soak, to wet

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8 strokesRadical 氵No. 1537Simplified

Meaning

Definitions are in English.

to moisten, to soak, to wet
to touch
to moisten
to be infected by
to receive benefit or advantage through a contact

Simplified / Traditional

沾→沾

Variant forms: 霑

Variant forms

霑zhān

Components

氵shuǐ 占zhàn

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water

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沾

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沾满沾满zhān mǎnmuddy; covered in (mud, dust, sweat, blood etc); daubed in 沾光沾光zhān guāngto bask in the light; fig. to benefit from association with sb or sth; reflected glory

Related characters

没méi

not, none, gone

法fǎ

law, rule, statute

派pài

clique, faction, group, sect

活huó

to exist, to live, to survive

注zhù

to concentrate, to focus

clean, pure

deep, profound

sea, ocean

stand, station

to divine

war, fighting, battle

展zhǎn

to open, to unfold

斩zhǎn

to chop, to cut, to sever

粘zhān

viscous, sticky, mucous, glutinous

詹zhān

talkative, verbose

盏zhǎn

small cup or container