Taxonomy of meanings for 擅:　　

  • 擅 shàn (OC: djans MC: dʑiɛn) 時戰切 去 廣韻：【專也 】
    • ARROGATE
      • vadVimproperly on one's own authority
      • viactact illegitimately on one's own authority
      • vt+V[0]presume to V; arrogate to oneself the authority to V; usurp the authority of V-ing
      • vtoNusurp (power); take illegitimate sole control of; gain control over (also: over a ruler etc)
      • nabactusurpation; acting illegitimately on one's own authorityLZ
    • CONTROL
      • vtoNgain sole control of (with no negative connotations); have sole control of
    • MONOPOLISE
      • vt[oN]exercise autonomous control
      • vtoNdeploy (one's proper authority) freely; gain sole control of
    • EXCELLENT
      • = 禪
      • = 撣

      Additional information about 擅

      說文解字: 【擅】，專也。从手、亶聲。 【時戰切】

        Criteria
      • CONTROL

        1. The most current general word in this group is zhì 制 (ant. zòng 縱 "give free rein to"), which refers to all kinds of control, political, physical, as well as psychological.

        2. Zhì 治 refers to the orderly and principled long-term control of something.

        3. Yù 御 refers to the exercise of sovereign unchallenged control over.

        4. Guǎn 管 and zhǎng 掌 refer to the concrete practical control over something large or small.

        5. Shàn 擅 refers to gaining or having unlegitimised sole control of something. See MONOPOLISE

        6. Zhuān 專 refers to having sole control, typically of some administrative function. See MONOPOLISE

        7. Bà 霸 refers to dominating and controlling something through a supreme display of power. See also RULER

      • MONOPOLISE

        1. The most general word for taking sovereign charge of something is probably zhǔ 主.

        2. Zhuān 專 emphasises that one takes exclusive control, by whatever means.

        3. Shàn 擅 emphasises the improper arrogation of monopolised control.

        4. Cuàn 篡 suggests the violent arrogation of monopolised power.

      • ARROGATE

        [[CURRENT/RARE]]

        [GENERAL/SPECIFIC]

        [HABITUAL/OCCASIONAL]

        [HIGH-DEGREE/LOW-DEGREE]

        1. The current general word for arrogation of power is jiàn 僭.

        [OCCASIONAL], [HIGH-DEGREE]

        2. Nǐ 擬 refers to fraudulent and presumptuous assumption of the powers of a ruler.

        [OCCASIONAL]; [RARE]

        3. Shàn 擅 refers to unlicenced wilful assumption of powers of decision which do not belong to one.

        [HABITUAL], [LOW-DEGREE]

        4. Qīn 侵 refers to an often violent infringement of other's rights (and territories, see ATTACK).

        [OCCASIONAL], [HIGH-DEGREE]

        5. Líng 陵 refers to serious encroachment of others' rights or authority.

        [HABITUAL], [SERIOUS]

        6. Yú 踰, and yuè 越 refer to presumptuous or arrogant infringement of others' rights or authority.

        [OCCASIONAL], [LOW-DEGREE]; [RARE]

        7. Zhuān 專 (ant. fēn 分 "distribute properly") refers to the typically illegal monopolisation of power. For examples see MONOLOPOLISE

        [LOW-DEGREE], [HABITUAL], [SPECIALISED]

        Word relations
      • Epithet: (ARROGATE)行/ACT The current general word for any deliberate action one may be held morally and/or administratively responsible for is xíng 行 (ant. zhǐ 止 "decide not to take action"). The nominal entries have the old reading xìng. [COMMENDATORY!], [GENERAL], [HABITUAL], [RESPONSIBLE]