擅
Character
without authority
Meaning
shàn
shan4- without authority CC-CEDICT
- to usurp CC-CEDICT
- to arrogate to oneself CC-CEDICT
- to monopolize CC-CEDICT
- expert in CC-CEDICT
- to be good at CC-CEDICT
Stroke order
All 16 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 擅
Draw “擅” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Example sentences
他很擅长做中国菜。
tǎ hěn shàn cháng zuò Zhōng guó cài
He is very good at cooking Chinese food.
AI-generated sentence
请不要擅用我的电脑。
qǐng bú yào shàn yòng wǒ de diàn nǎo
Please do not use my computer without asking.
AI-generated sentence
她擅长唱歌和跳舞。
tā shàn cháng chàng gē hé tiào wǔ
She is good at singing and dancing.
AI-generated sentence
Words with 擅
擅自shàn zìwithout permission; doing something even though you were not allowed toWordHSK 7–9擅长shàn chángto be good at doing somethingWordHSK 7–9擅场shàn chǎngto excel in some fieldWord擅断shàn duànarbitraryWord擅权shàn quánto arrogate powerWord擅美shàn měito enjoy fame without sharing itWord擅闯shàn chuǎngto enter without permissionWord擅离职守shàn lí zhí shǒuto abscondWord专擅zhuān shànwithout authorizationWord宠擅专房chǒng shàn zhuān fángan especially favored concubine (idiom)Word