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Character Decomposition
沾=氵+占
Etymology
water
Meanings
to moisten
to be infected by
to receive benefit or advantage through a contact
to touch
to moisten
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Words with 沾 109 total
to have a connection with · to be close (to reality) · to be relevant · to have one's hand in沾边zhān biānto moisten one's lips · to sip (wine, tea etc) · esp. used with negatives: never touch a drop of the stuff沾唇zhān chúnto bask in the light · fig. to benefit from association with sb or sth · reflected glory沾光zhān guāng(Tw) to stick (to sth) · adhesion (medicine)沾黏zhān niánto pollute (often fig.) · to be infected by · to gain a small advantage沾染zhān rǎnto moisten沾濡zhān rúto moisten · to dampen · to be steeped in · to be imbued with沾湿zhān shī
Idioms with 沾 17 total Chain
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