shàn

without authority

to usurp; to arrogate to oneself; to monopolize; expert in; to be good at

hand (扌) + sound shàn (亶) = take into one's own hands

The hand radical anchors the sense of reaching out and taking hold — seizing a skill or seizing authority. 亶 contributes the sound shàn and does not add meaning here.

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长画画,朋友们都很喜欢她的作品。

tā shàn cháng huà huà , péng you men dōu hěn xǐ huān tā de zuò pǐn 。

she is good at painting, and her friends all like her work very much.

自做了决定,没有告诉任何人。

tā shàn zì zuò le jué dìng , méi yǒu gào sù rèn hé rén 。

he made a decision without authority, without telling anyone.

Words with 擅

宠擅专房

chǒng shàn zhuān fáng

an especially favored concubine (idiom)

专擅

zhuān shàn

without authorization

擅场

shàn chǎng

to excel in some field

擅断

shàn duàn

arbitrary

擅权

shàn quán

to arrogate power

擅美

shàn měi

to enjoy fame without sharing it

擅自

shàn zì

without permission

擅长

shàn cháng

to be good at; to be expert in

擅闯

shàn chuǎng

to enter without permission

擅离职守

shàn lí zhí shǒu

to abscond

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