shàn

  1. shàn verb to be skillful in; to be good at
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 精于 (CCD '擅' 2; Guoyu '擅' v 3; XHZD '擅' 2)
  2. shàn adverb boldly; independently; daringly
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '擅' adv; Unihan '擅')
  3. shàn verb to occupy; to claim
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 据有 (Guoyu '擅' v 2; Unihan '擅')
  4. shàn verb to act arbitrarily; to act without approval
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 专断 (CCD '擅' 1; Guoyu '擅' v 1; Unihan '擅'; XHZD '擅' 1)

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