Memory phrase for the character: 占

占

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Crack 卜 in the shell 口 of a turtle used for divination.

卜	oracle, mysticism	This radical is considered to be a simplification of: fortune telling 占 (crack 卜 in the shell 口 of a turtle from which the fortune was told.). Sometimes it is read as a forking of a road.
占	divine	It is shown a crack 卜 in the shell 口 of a turtle from which the fortune was told. This radical uses the radical 卜.

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占有	zhàn yǒu	to have; to own; to hold; to possess
占据	zhàn jù	to occupy; to hold
占领	zhàn lǐng	to occupy (a territory); to hold
侵占	qīn zhàn	to invade and occupy (territory)
独占鳌头	dú zhàn áo tóu	to monopolize the turtle head (idiom, refers to carved marble steps of the palace); to come first in triennial palace examinations; the champion; the very best in any field
独占鳌头	dú zhàn áo tóu

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