shàn

monopolize

Components
扌 meaning component

  Meaning component

shoushǒu

  

hand

hand

亶 sound component

  Sound component

dǎn

  

sincere

Evolution

擅 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
擅 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
擅 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

shàn

monopolize; claim; arbitrarily; to dare; without authority; to usurp; to arrogate to oneself; to monopolize; expert in; to be good at

Most common words with 擅
Freq.
Word
Meaning

擅长

to be good at

擅自

without permission

to usurp

擅离职守

to abscond

擅权

to arrogate power