沾 (zhān): To moisten — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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HSK 3.0Vocab 7-9 Recognition 7-9 Writing 7-9

1.

Animated Stroke Order 沾

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 沾

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

沾

氵water

占occupy, divine

沾=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 沾

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5.

How to Use 沾

Common word with 沾

One common HSK word with 沾 is 沾光, meaning "benefit from association with somebody or something".

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Example Sentences

Bù不

yào要

yīn因

wèi为

yī一

diǎn点

chéng

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氵water

+占occupy, divine

Water (氵) touches or moistens (占) — to wet, soak, or be stained by a liquid.

zhān沾

guāng光

benefit from association with somebody or something

成

jì绩

jiù就

zhān沾

zì自

xǐ喜

。

Don't be self-satisfied over a small achievement.

tā他

zhān沾

guāng光

péng朋

yǒu友

de的

bāng帮

zhù助

chéng成

gōng功

le了

。

He succeeded by benefiting from his friend's help

tā他

de的

shǒu手

shàng上

zhān沾

mǎn满

le了

ní泥

tǔ土

。

His hands are covered with mud.

Xiǎo小

xīn心

bié别

ràng让

mò墨

shuǐ水

zhān沾

dào到

nǐ你

de的

bái白

chèn衬

shān衫

shàng上

。

Be careful not to let the ink stain your white shirt.

zhè这

ge个

wèn问

tí题

hé和

wǒ我

men们

de的

tǎo讨

lùn论

zhān沾

biān边

。

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