佔

zhàn

to take possession of; to occupy; to take up

How to write 佔, stroke by stroke

Pictophonetic: semantic 亻 (person), phonetic 占

Made of 亻 + 占

佔領zhàn lǐngto capture; to seize; to occupy by force
佔據zhàn jùto occupy; to hold
佔有zhàn yǒuto have; to own; to hold; to occupy; to possess; to account for (a high proportion etc)
佔用zhàn yòngto occupy
占卜zhān bǔto divine
攻占gōng zhànto seize control of (an enemy position); (fig.) to take by storm; to gain (awards, control of a market etc)
侵佔qīn zhànto invade and occupy (territory)
霸佔bà zhànto occupy by force; to seize; to dominate
佔便宜zhàn pián yiadvantageous; favorable; to benefit at others' expense; to take unfair advantage
佔上風zhàn shàng fēngto take the lead; to gain the upper hand
搶佔qiǎng zhànto seize (the strategic high ground)
占星zhān xīngto divine by astrology; horoscope

他幫我佔了位子。
tā bāng wǒ zhàn le wèi zǐ 。
He held a seat for me.
進口車佔了不到百分之八。
jìn kǒu jū zhàn le bú dào bǎi fēn zhī bā 。
Imported cars account for less than eight percent.
本題佔五十分。
běn tí zhàn wǔ shí fēn 。
This question counts for 50 points.
這張桌子太佔空間了。
zhè zhāng zhuō zi tài zhàn kōng jiàn le 。
This desk takes up too much room.
雜草完全佔據了花壇。
zá cǎo wán quán zhàn jù le huā tán 。
The weeds have completely overtaken the garden bed.