擅 shàn 🔊 without authority 16 strokes + Review this word Meanings shàn without authorityto usurpto arrogate to oneselfto monopolizeexpert into be good at Words with 擅 擅长 shàn cháng to be good at; to be expert in HSK 5 擅自 shàn zì without permission HSK 7–9 专擅 zhuān shàn without authorization 擅闯 shàn chuǎng to enter without permission 擅离职守 shàn lí zhí shǒu to abscond 擅场 shàn chǎng to excel in some field 擅断 shàn duàn arbitrary 擅权 shàn quán to arrogate power 擅美 shàn měi to enjoy fame without sharing it 宠擅专房 chǒng shàn zhuān fáng an especially favored concubine (idiom)