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shàn

Meanings

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

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.to hold all in one's hands; to monopolize
  2. 2.to own; to possess
  3. 3.to be good at
  4. 4.to do on one's own initiative; to do according to one's wishes

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *djans): semantic 手 (“hands”) + phonetic 亶 (OC *taːnʔ).

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