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擅

shàn

shàn · sin6 (Jyutping)

  1. without authority
  2. to usurp
  3. to arrogate to oneself
  4. to monopolize
  5. expert in
  6. to be good at

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Character breakdown

擅

Meaning
monopolize; claim; arbitrarily; to dare
Radical
扌
Strokes
16
Components
⿰扌亶
Cangjie
QYWM
Four-corner
5001.6

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