沾光 zhānguāng gain some advantage from another

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Stroke order

沾光 is written in 14 strokes across 2 characters.

沾光 — the Chinese character for gain some advantage from another (zhānguāng), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 沾光 — gain some advantage from another

沾 — 8 strokes
光 — 6 strokes

Senses

to bask in the light
fig. to benefit from association with sb or sth
reflected glory

Characters in 沾光

沾 zhān — to moisten; to be infected by; to receive benefit or advantage through a contact
光 guāng — bright; shiny; only; merely; used up; finished

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

沾光 is pronounced zhānguāng and means “gain some advantage from another”.

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