Cangjie code for 沾

Cangjie decomposition of 沾: 水卜口 (EYR)
水卜口
EYR

Step-by-step breakdown · Cangjie v3 and v5 are the same

水
卜
口

Quick (Sucheng) code

水口(ER)

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Pronunciation & meaning

Pronunciation
Mandarinㄓㄢ zhān
Cantonesezim1
Taiwanesetsam
Meaning
moisten, wet, soak; touch
Kangxi Radical
水 · 8 strokes

Common words

  • 沾染zhān rǎnto pollute (often fig.); to be infected by
  • 沾滿zhān mǎnmuddy; covered in (mud, dust, sweat, blood etc)
  • 沾沾自喜zhān zhān zì xǐimmeasurably self-satisfied
  • 沾邊zhān biānto have a connection with; to be close (to reality)
  • 沾光zhān guāngto bask in the light; fig. to benefit from association with sb or sth
  • 沾親帶故zhān qīn dài gù(idiom) to have some sort of connection (personal or familial etc)
  • 腳不沾地jiǎo bù zhān dìfeet not touching the ground (idiom); to run like the wind
  • 沾濡zhān rúto moisten

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