CHARACTERS / ZHAN

“zhan” is 9 characters.

Chinese has many characters with the same sound. The tone and the shape tell them apart.

1. 站zhànstationHSK 2 · TONE 4
2. 占zhànto take possession ofHSK 4 · TONE 4
3. 展zhǎnto spread outHSK 4 · TONE 3
4. 战zhànto fightHSK 5 · TONE 4
5. 粘zhānto glueHSK 5 · TONE 1
6. 崭zhǎntoweringHSK 6 · TONE 3
7. 斩zhǎnto behead (as form of capital punishment)HSK 6 · TONE 3
8. 沾zhānto moistenHSK 6 · TONE 1
9. 瞻zhānto gazeHSK 6 · TONE 1