詹
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zhān · talkative, verbose

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Shape and proportion

13Total strokes

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Upper-left enclosureCharacter structure

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言Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 詹

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Example sentences

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Zhān mǔ sī chà bù duō gāi chéng nián le.詹姆斯差不多该成年了。

James is almost a grown-up.

Source: Tatoeba #13887460 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zuì jìn jiàn dào guò zhān mǔ sī.我最近见到过詹姆斯。

I have seen James recently.

Source: Tatoeba #8631832 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè cì huàn zhān mǔ sī jiān jiào le.这次换詹姆斯尖叫了。

This time, it was James who screamed.

Source: Tatoeba #13889015 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bié zài qī fù ruò xiǎo de zhān nī fú le!别再欺负弱小的詹妮弗了!

Stop bullying the weak Jennifer!

Source: Tatoeba #9401715 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā wéi tā de ér zǐ qǔ míng zhān mǔ sī.他為他的兒子取名詹姆斯。

He named his son James.

Source: Tatoeba #834430 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ mén xuǎn chū le zhān mǔ sī dāng zhǔ xí.我們選出了詹姆斯當主席。

We elected James chairman.

Source: Tatoeba #825123 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 詹 in context

  1. Say zhān, then recall the core meaning: talkative, verbose.
  2. Write all 13 strokes while keeping the upper-left enclosure balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 詹 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.