擅长
Old HSK 6
擅长 (shàncháng) · to be good at
擅长 (shàncháng) means “to be good at; to be skilled in”. It is written with 2 characters: 擅 (to claim) + 长 (long). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 擅长 is built
The characters
擅 shàn · to claim
What 擅 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 亶dǎn — real
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 回huí — to return
- 囗wéi — enclosure
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 旦dàn — dawn
- 日rì — sun; day
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
长 cháng · long
What 长 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: Simplified form of 長; an old man with long hair and a cane (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
她擅长画画和唱歌。Tā shàncháng huàhuà hé chànggē.She is good at drawing and singing.
你最擅长哪门课？Nǐ zuì shàncháng nǎ mén kè?Which subject are you best at?
Questions about 擅长
What does 擅长 mean?
擅长 (shàncháng) means “to be good at; to be skilled in”.
How do you pronounce 擅长?
擅长 is pronounced shàncháng.
Which HSK level is 擅长?
擅长 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 擅自shànzìwithout permission
- 班长bānzhǎngclass monitor
- 队长duìzhǎngcaptain
- 家长jiāzhǎngparent (of a student)
- 市长shìzhǎngmayor
- 校长xiàozhǎngheadmaster
- 院长yuànzhǎngdirector
- 长大zhǎngdàto grow up
- 组长zǔzhǎnggroup leader
- 部长bùzhǎngminister
Learn 擅长 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 157: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.