佔

占

佔

zhàn = zh + an4

variant of 占[zhan4]

佔 character breakdown

佔
- 亻
  - 丨
  - 丿
- 占
  - 卜
    - 丨
    - 丶
  - 口
  - ⺊
    - 一
    - 丨

亻

rén = r + (e)n2

"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)

亻 = 丿 + 丨 : Mnemonic symbol: Rosa Luxemburg. She's quite radical, and her name starts with "r", just like "ren2". Also, 亻appears at the left-hand side of characters, and Rosa is a leftist as well.

Robinson Crusoe (r) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) are having their favorite snacks in the encampment's kitchen: Rosa is eating a banana (丿) and Robinson is eating a dinosaur bone (丨).

占

佔

zhàn = zh + an4

variant of 占[zhan4]

占

zha̅n = zh + an1

to observe / to divine

占

zhàn = zh + an4

to take possession of / to occupy / to take up

占 = ⺊ + 口 : Mnemonic symbol: a yellow umbrella. James II of England occupies the anthill's bathroom (an4). He uses a pennant (⺊) stuck into a mandarin (口) to mark his territory, and stands there proudly with a yellow umbrella (占).

Characters with 佔 as component

佔 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 佔

独

獨

dú

占

佔

zhàn

to monopolize / to control / to dominate

霸

bà

占

佔

zhàn

to occupy by force / to seize / to dominate

抢

搶

qiǎng

占

佔

zhàn

to seize (the strategic high ground)

强

強

qiáng

占

佔

zhàn

to occupy by force

市

shì

场

場

chǎng

占

佔

zhàn

有

yǒu

率

lǜ

market share

敌

敵

dí

占

佔

zhàn

区

區

qu̅

enemy occupied territory

独

獨

dú

占

佔

zhàn

鳌

鰲

áo

头

頭

tóu

to come first in triennial palace examinations (idiom, refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand) / to be the champion / to be the very best in any field

苏

蘇

su̅

占

佔

zhàn

区

區

qu̅

Soviet-occupied area (of Eastern Europe etc)

占

佔