擅 shàn to be good at
to be good at; to claim; to monopolize
怎么记住“擅”: 扌 hand + 亶 full granary = to be good at. With one quick hand the farmer's daughter stacks every sack in the full granary, showing the village what it means to be good at farming.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
擅 = 扌 hand + 亶 full granary
- 扌 hand meaning
- 亶 full granary sound
With one quick hand the farmer's daughter stacks every sack in the full granary, showing the village what it means to be good at farming.
How it came to be
The hand gives the meaning and the right part gives the sound.
用法
- Bound character, never used alone, always in one of two fixed compounds.
- 擅长 shàncháng "to excel/be skilled at": 他擅长游泳 "he's good at swimming."
- 擅自 shànzì "without authorization" is formal/written, common in rules and regulations: 擅自离开 "to leave without permission."