战

zhàn

to fight

fight; war; battle

sound (占) + halberd (戈) = to fight or wage war

戈, the ancient hooked halberd, is the meaningful core here — it roots the character firmly in armed conflict. 占 contributes the sound zhàn rather than a meaning.

占+戈→战
占To occupyPhonetic
戈An ancient Chinese polearm with a curved bladeSemantic

两国之间的战争持续了很多年。

liǎng guó zhī jiān de zhàn zhēng chí xù le hěn duō nián。

The war between the two countries lasted for many years.

士兵们准备好了,随时可以出战。

shì bīng men zhǔn bèi hǎo le,suí shí kě yǐ chū zhàn。

The soldiers were ready and could go into battle at any time.

Words with 战

战况

zhàn kuàng

battlefield situation

孤军奋战

gū jūn fèn zhàn

lit. lone army putting up a brave fight (idiom)

冷战

lěng zhàn

cold war

抗日战争

kàng rì zhàn zhēng

(China's) War of Resistance against Japan (1937-1945)

陆战

lù zhàn

(military) to fight on land; ground warfare

战地

zhàn dì

battlefield

舌战

shé zhàn

verbal sparring

战略

zhàn lüè

strategy

战国时代

zhàn guó shí dài

the Warring States period (475-221 BC)

第二次世界大战

dì èr cì shì jiè dà zhàn

World War II

速战速决

sù zhàn sù jué

(idiom) to adopt a blitzkrieg strategy; to resolve sth in the shortest time possible

抗战

kàng zhàn

war of resistance, especially the war against Japan (1937-1945)

More characters with 占

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