zhān
沾 (zhān) is a Chinese word meaning “to moisten; to be infected by; to receive benefit or advantage through a contact”.
Meanings
- 1to moisten
- 2to be infected by
- 3to receive benefit or advantage through a contact
- 4to touch
- Part of speech
- verb
Related words
沾variant of 沾[zhan1]沾满muddy沾沾自喜immeasurably self-satisfied沾边to have a connection with沾染to pollute (often fig.)沾光to bask in the light三不沾air ball (basketball)不沾锅non-stick pan (Tw)十指不沾阳春水to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom)均沾to share (profits)放射性沾染radioactive contamination放射性沾染物radioactive contaminant