Chinese Character 擅 Meanings and components.

Form

擅

Meaning

擅 meaning[3] in English

Without Authority.

To Usurp.

To Arrogate To Oneself.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 擅 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 'hand' radical in … (扌) , and surname Dan (亶)

Its radical[1] is: 手 (shou3) which means: Hand, (Formal) To Hold, Person Engaged In Certain Types Of Work, Person Skilled In Certain Types Of Work, Personal(Ly), Convenient, Classifier For Skill, Cl:雙|双[Shuang1],隻|只[Zhi1], .手shou3hand

In cangjie it is written with QYWM

How to write 擅

To write擅shan4without authority you should write a combination of 扌shou5'hand' radical … , 亶dan3surname Dan arranged in a 吅 shape:

扌 + 亶 = 擅

擅 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 擅 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 擅, looks as follow:

擅
Pinyin:shan4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Without Authority . To Usurp . To Arrogate To Oneself . To Monopolize . Expert In . To Be Good At
扌
Pinyin:shou5
Meaning[3]: 'Hand' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 64), Occurring In 提, 把, 打 Etc
亶
Pinyin:dan3 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Dan
㐭
Pinyin:lin3 Shape:吕
亠
Pinyin:tou2
Meaning[3]: 'Lid' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 8)
回
Pinyin:hui2 Shape:回
Meaning[3]: To Circle . To Go Back . To Turn Around . To Answer . To Return . To Revolve . Hui Ethnic Group (Chinese Muslims) . Time . Classifier For Acts Of A Play . Section Or Chapter (Of A Classic Book)
囗
Pinyin:wei2
Meaning[3]: Enclosure
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls
旦
Pinyin:dan4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Dawn . Morning . Daybreak . Day . Dan, Female Roles In Chinese Opera (Traditionally Played By Specialized Male Actors)
日
Pinyin:ri4
Meaning[3]: Abbr. For 日本[Ri4 Ben3], Japan
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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