占 (zhàn): To occupy — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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占=卜divination+口mouth

A mouth (口) speaks over a divination crack (卜) — to divine or occupy by foretelling the future.

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HSK Vocabulary: 占

HSK words that contain this character.

占线

zhàn xiàn

busy line; engaged (line)

HSK 4

占据

zhàn jù

occupy; take over; colonise

HSK 6

占领

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 占 is used in context

tā他

zhàn占

jù据

le了

huì会

yì议

shì

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capture; occupy; seize

HSK 6

He occupied the best seat in the meeting room.

jūn军

duì队

chéng成

gōng功

zhàn占

lǐng领

le了

dí敌

fāng方

zhèn阵

dì地

。

The army successfully captured the enemy position.

zhè这

ge个

wén文

jiàn件

zhàn占

yòng用

le了

tài太

duō多

cún存

chǔ储

kōng空

jiān间

。

This file uses up too much storage space.

Zhè这

ge个

xīn新

jiàn建

zhù筑

zhàn占

le了

hěn很

dà大

yí一

kuài块

dì地

fang方

。

This new building occupies a very large piece of land.

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "卜".

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