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Usage of the character 擅

shàn
[擅]
  • without authority
  • to usurp
  • to arrogate to oneself
  • to monopolize
  • expert in
  • to be good at
zhuānshàn
专擅
[專擅]
  • without authorization
  • to act on one's own initiative
shàncháng
擅长
[擅長]
  • to be good at; to be expert in
shànchuǎng
擅闯
[擅闖]
  • to enter without permission
  • to trespass
shànměi
擅美
[擅美]
  • to enjoy fame without sharing it
  • to take the credit
shànzì
擅自
[擅自]
  • without permission
shànquán
擅权
[擅權]
  • to arrogate power
shànduàn
擅断
[擅斷]
  • arbitrary
shànchǎng
擅场
[擅場]
  • to excel in some field
  • expert at sth
shànlízhíshǒu
擅离职守
[擅離職守]
  • to abscond
  • to be absent without leave
chǒngshànzhuānfáng
宠擅专房
[寵擅專房]
  • an especially favored concubine (idiom)