沾
zhān
moisten, wet, soak; touch
- Strokes
- 8
- Level
- HSK 6 · TOCFL Level 5
- Frequency
- No. 2,259
- Traditional
- 霑
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What 沾 means
to moisten; to be infected by; to receive benefit or advantage through a contact; to touch; variant of 沾; to moisten
Words with 沾
- 沾满zhān mǎnmuddy; covered in (mud, dust, sweat, blood etc); daubed in
- 三不沾sān bù zhānair ball (basketball)
- 不沾锅bù zhān guōnon-stick pan (Tw)
- 均沾jūn zhānto share (profits)
- 沾光zhān guāngto bask in the light; fig. to benefit from association with sb or sth; reflected glory
- 沾唇zhān chúnto moisten one's lips; to sip (wine, tea etc); esp. used with negatives: never touch a drop of the stuff
- 沾染zhān rǎnto pollute (often fig.); to be infected by; to gain a small advantage
- 沾湿zhān shīto moisten; to dampen; to be steeped in; to be imbued with
- 沾边zhān biānto have a connection with; to be close (to reality); to be relevant; to have one's hand in
- 沾酱zhān jiàngdip (cookery)
- 除沾染chú zhān rǎndecontamination
- 沾黏zhān nián(Tw) to stick (to sth); adhesion (medicine)
沾 in a sentence
qiáng shàng zhān mǎn le xuè 。
The walls are covered with blood.
chǎo shū cài shí ， zhòng yào de shì shǐ yòng bù zhān guō 。
When sautéing vegetables, it is important to use a non-stick pan.
tā kàn shàng qù zhān zhān zì xǐ 。
He looks smug.
yī fu zhān shàng yóu zì zěn me qīng xǐ ？
How do you clean oil stains off clothes?
wǒ dī jiǔ bù zhān 。
I never touch beer.