擅

without authority; to usurp; to arrogate to oneself; to monopolize; expert in; to be good at

16 strokes Dict coverage rank #3,181 U+64C5

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

扌 (semantic, “hand”) + 亶 (phonetic, dǎn)

components: 扌亶

act without authority · Heisig RSH #1866

fingers + Mr. Hyde

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 亶

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 亶 (dǎn) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
亶 sound component	dǎn	real, sincere, true; truth
颤	chàn	to shiver, to tremble; trembling
檀	tán	sandalwood, hardwood; surname
膻	shān	a flock of sheep; a rank odor
嬗	shàn	succession to the throne
鳣	zhān	sturgeon
澶	chán	still water; tranquil, placid

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
擅离职守	shàn lí zhí shǒu	to abscond; to be absent without leave
宠擅专房	chǒng shàn zhuān fáng	an especially favored concubine (idiom)
擅自	shàn zì	without permission
擅长	shàn cháng	to be good at; to be expert in
擅美	shàn měi	to enjoy fame without sharing it; to take the credit
擅场	shàn chǎng	to excel in some field; expert at sth
擅权	shàn quán	to arrogate power
擅断	shàn duàn	arbitrary
专擅	zhuān shàn	without authorization; to act on one's own initiative
擅闯	shàn chuǎng	to enter without permission; to trespass