Meaning
usurp; without authority
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “shan” becomes a different word in each tone. 擅 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 擅长shàn chángto be good at; to be expert in
- 擅自shàn zìwithout permission
- 擅美shàn měito enjoy fame without sharing it; to take the credit
- 擅场shàn chǎngto excel in some field; expert at sth
- 擅权shàn quánto arrogate power
Example Sentence
他擅长画画，画的画十分逼真。Tā shàn cháng huà huà, huà de huà shí fēn bī zhēn.He is good at drawing; his paintings are very lifelike.
他Tāhe擅长shàn chángto be good at画画huà huàto draw，画huàto draw的deof画huàto draw十分shí fēnvery逼真bī zhēnlifelike。