Usage of the character 沾

to moisten
to be infected by
to receive benefit or advantage through a contact
to touch

zhān

沾

[霑]

variant of 沾 (zhān)
to moisten

zhānmǎn

沾满

[沾滿]

muddy
covered in (mud, dust, sweat, blood etc)
daubed in

zhānjiàng

沾酱

[沾醬]

dip (cookery)

zhānnián

沾黏

[沾黏]

(Tw) to stick (to sth)
adhesion (medicine)

zhānbiān

沾边

[沾邊]

to have a connection with
to be close (to reality)
to be relevant
to have one's hand in

Zhānyì

沾益

[霑益]

Zhanyi county in Qujing 曲靖 ( Qǔjìng), Yunnan

zhānguāng

沾光

[沾光]

to bask in the light
fig. to benefit from association with sb or sth
reflected glory

zhānrǎn

沾染

[沾染]

to pollute (often fig.)
to be infected by
to gain a small advantage

zhānrú

沾濡

[沾濡]

to moisten

zhānchún

沾唇

[沾唇]

to moisten one's lips
to sip (wine, tea etc)
esp. used with negatives: never touch a drop of the stuff

jūnzhān

均沾

[均沾]

to share (profits)

zhānshī

沾湿

[沾濕]

to moisten
to dampen
to be steeped in
to be imbued with

Zhānhuà

沾化

[沾化]

Zhanhu county in Binzhou 濱州／滨州 ( Bīnzhōu), Shandong

Zhānyìxiàn

沾益县

[霑益縣]

Zhanyi county in Qujing 曲靖 ( Qǔjìng), Yunnan

bùzhānguō

不沾锅

[不沾鍋]

non-stick pan (Tw)

sānbùzhān

三不沾

[三不沾]

air ball (basketball)

Zhānhuàxiàn

沾化县

[沾化縣]

Zhanhu county in Binzhou 濱州／滨州 ( Bīnzhōu), Shandong

chúzhānrǎn

除沾染

[除沾染]

decontamination

yānjiǔbùzhān

烟酒不沾

[煙酒不沾]

abstaining from liquor and tobacco

zhānrǎnshìsú

沾染世俗

[沾染世俗]

to be corrupted by the ways of the world (idiom)

zhānrǎnkòngzhì

沾染控制

[沾染控制]

contamination control

zhānzhānzìxǐ

沾沾自喜

[沾沾自喜]

immeasurably self-satisfied

cányúzhānrǎn

残余沾染

[殘餘沾染]

residual contamination

jiǎobùzhāndì

脚不沾地

[腳不沾地]

feet not touching the ground (idiom)
to run like the wind

zhānhuārěcǎo

沾花惹草

[沾花惹草]

to fondle the flowers and trample the grass (idiom)
to womanize
to frequent brothels
to sow one's wild oats

dījiǔbùzhān

滴酒不沾

[滴酒不沾]

never to touch a drop of alcohol

rěcǎozhānhuā

惹草沾花

[惹草沾花]

see 沾花惹草 (zhānhuārěcǎo)

fàngshèxìngzhānrǎn

放射性沾染

[放射性沾染]

radioactive contamination

fàngshèxìngzhānrǎnwù

放射性沾染物

[放射性沾染物]

radioactive contaminant

liǎngshǒubùzhānyángchūnshuǐ

两手不沾阳春水

[兩手不沾陽春水]

see 十指不沾陽春水／十指不沾阳春水 (shízhǐbùzhānyángchūnshuǐ)

zhānrǎnchéngdùjiǎncháyí

沾染程度检查仪

[沾染程度檢查儀]

contamination meter

shízhǐbùzhānyángchūnshuǐ

十指不沾阳春水

[十指不沾陽春水]

to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom)
to lead a pampered life