The character 占 — “occupy”: how to write it and what it means
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The Chinese character 占 is read zhàn and means “occupy”. Below: the stroke order step by step, what the character is made of and the words it appears in.
Stroke order: how to write 占
占 has 5 strokes. At each step the new stroke is highlighted — write them in the same order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical, a frame before what is inside it, and the bottom stroke of the frame last.
To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for 占, with strokes to trace and empty squares.
What 占 is made of
Hints at the reading of 站 and 战 zhàn. Second reading: zhān, “to divine”.
The parts of a character hint at its meaning or its reading — more in the article “Chinese character radicals”.
Words with 占
- 占线busy (of a phone line)HSK 5
- 占比share, percentage (in reports)HSK 6
- 占有own, possess; occupyHSK 6
- 占据occupy, seize (a place)HSK 6
Frequently asked questions
How do you write the character 占?
占 has 5 strokes. They follow the usual rules: top to bottom, left to right, horizontal before vertical, outside before inside. The order of each stroke is shown on this page.
What does 占 mean?
占 means “occupy”. It appears in 占线 (“busy”), 占比 (“share”), 占有 (“own”), 占据 (“occupy”).
How do you pronounce 占?
占 is read zhàn. The tone is part of the reading: with another melody it becomes another syllable.
How many strokes does 占 have?
5 strokes.
More characters on the page “Chinese characters with meanings” and in the list of HSK characters by level; whole words are in the dictionary.
Write 占 yourself
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