HSK 2 · Meeting & staying

占

zhàn

to occupy; to take up

Stroke order of 占

占 is written with 5 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

The divination mark 卜 over a mouth 口 claims a spot by calling out.

Parts: 占: 卜 divination + 口 mouth

Example sentence

这张桌子被占了。

This table is taken.

More words: Meeting & staying

见到to see; to meet 见过to have seen 碰到to run into 碰见to run into 留to stay; to keep 留下to stay; to leave behind 分开to separate 流to flow 气air; to anger 长to grow; head; chief 当to act as; when 才only then; just 提出to put forward 提到to mention 行动action; to act 行为behaviour

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