to arrogate; to claim authority without right
Animated Stroke Order 擅
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 擅 is used in context
1
tā他
shàn擅
zì自
lí离
kāi开
le了
huì会
yì议
shì室
。
He left the meeting room without permission
2
tā他
shàn擅
cháng长
tán弹
gāng钢
qín琴
。
He is good at playing the piano
3
jīng经
lǐ理
bú不
yīng应
gāi该
zhuān专
shàn擅
jué决
dìng定
。
The manager should not make decisions arbitrarily
4
tā他
shàn擅
zì自
ná拿
le了
wǒ我
de的
shū书
。
He took my book without permission.
5
wèi未
jīng经
yǔn允
xǔ许
，
nǐ你
bù不
néng能
shàn擅
zì自
jìn进
rù入
zhè这
ge个
fáng房
jiān间
。
You cannot enter this room without permission.
6
gōng公
sī司
guī规
dìng定
yuán员
gōng工
bù不
dé得
shàn擅
zì自
xiū修
gǎi改
zhòng重
yào要
wén文
jiàn件
。
Company policy prohibits employees from modifying important documents without authorization.
7
wǒ我
mèi妹
mèi妹
shàn擅
cháng长
huà画
huà画
。
My younger sister is good at drawing.
8
tā他
shàn擅
cháng长
dǎ打
lán篮
qiú球
，
jīng经
cháng常
zài在
bǐ比
sài赛
zhōng中
dé得
fēn分
。
He is skilled at playing basketball and often scores in games.
9
zhè这
wèi位
chú厨
shī师
shàn擅
cháng长
zhì制
zuò作
gè各
zhǒng种
chuán传
tǒng统
měi美
shí食
，
shēn深
shòu受
gù顾
kè客
xǐ喜
ài爱
。
This chef excels at making various traditional dishes and is well-liked by customers.
Information
Traditional擅
Radical扌
Strokes16
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1274
Zhuyinㄕㄢˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+64C5
CangjieYQRR
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality