| 擅 | 69B30 10A.30-6 | 部居  | 畫數 16 | ㄕㄢˋ [shan4] | ||
| V.i. | (1) To arrogate to oneself, to claim arbitrarily: 擅兵，擅權 [shan4bing1], [shan4qUan2]↓. (2) To make special claim to: 專擅 to be law unto oneself, also to excel in some specialty; 不敢擅美 dare not claim all credit to oneself. | |||||
| Adv. | Arbitrarily: 擅自作主 act arbitrarily; 擅敢 dare without permission (open letters, etc.); 擅便 [shan4bian4]↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 擅便 [shan4bian4], adv., arbitrarily: 擅便行事 act arbitrarily. 2. 擅兵 [shan4bing1], phr., (of governors) hold independent military power. 3. 擅場 [shan4chang3], v.i., to excel in some field. 4. 擅長 [shan4chang2], v.i. & n., to excel; one's speciality (in some field). 5. 擅權 [shan4qUan2], v.i., to hold absolute power, to hold power illegally (as eunuchs in certain periods). 6. 擅國 [shan4guo2], v.i., (AC) to rule country as sovereign. 7. 擅利 [shan4li4], v.i., to enjoy monopoly in trade. 8. 擅命 [shan4ming4], phr., to arrogate power to oneself, be defacto ruler. | |||||