擅
shàn
#2,372 most
frequent character
without authority, to usurp
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
擅 shàn combines 扌 hand, the meaning part, with 亶 dǎn for sound. It first meant acting without proper authority. Later it grew to mean being expert or good at something.
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