zhān

占

Character · Verb · NounTraditional佔

divine; surname Zhan

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Meanings

2 senses · 10 examples
1.

verb

to divine; to tell fortunes by casting lots

literary

A traditional literary and folk practice of fortune-telling.

Gǔ古
dài代
de的
wū巫
shī师
cháng常
cháng常
zhān占
guà卦
yù预
cè测
zhàn战
shì事
 。

Ancient wizards often divined by casting lots to predict wars.

Tā他
zài在
miào庙
lǐ里
zhān占
guà卦
wèn问
qián前
chéng程
 。

He went to the temple to divine about his future.

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Gǔ古
shí时
hou候
rén人
men们
yù遇
dào到
dà大
shì事
cháng常
huì会
zhān占
guà卦
 。

In ancient times, people often divined when facing major events.

Zhān占
guà卦
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
zhān占
bǔ卜
fāng方
shì式
 。

Divining by casting lots is an ancient fortune-telling method.

Tā她
xiāng相
xìn信
zhān占
guà卦
néng能
bāng帮
tā她
zhǎo找
dào到
dá答
àn案
 。

She believes divining can help her find answers.

2.

noun

surname Zhan

Used as a family name, capitalized when written in Chinese.

Zhān占
lǎo老
shī师
shì是
wǒ我
men们
de的
yǔ语
wén文
lǎo老
shī师
 。

Teacher Zhan is our Chinese teacher.

Wǒ我
yǒu有
gè个
tóng同
shì事
xìng姓
Zhān占
 。

I have a colleague with the surname Zhan.

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Zhān占
jiā家
de的
zú族
pǔ谱
shōu收
cáng藏
zài在
bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
lǐ里
 。

The Zhan family's genealogy is stored in the museum.

Zhān占
xiān先
sheng生
jīn今
tiān天
huì会
lái来
cān参
jiā加
huì会
yì议
 。

Mr. Zhan will come to the meeting today.

Zhè这
ge个
xiǎo小
zhèn镇
shàng上
yǒu有
bù不
shǎo少
xìng姓
Zhān占
de的
jū居
mín民
 。

There are many residents with the surname Zhan in this small town.