| 擅 | [ shàn ] without authority, to usurp, to arrogate to oneself, to monopolize, expert in, to be good at |
| 擅場 | [ shàn chǎng ] to excel in some field, expert at sth |
| 擅斷 | [ shàn duàn ] arbitrary |
| 擅權 | [ shàn quán ] to arrogate power |
| 擅美 | [ shàn meǐ ] to enjoy fame without sharing it, to take the credit |
| 擅自 | [ shàn zì ] without permission |
| 擅長 | [ shàn cháng ] to be good at, to be expert in |
| 擅闖 | [ shàn chuǎng ] to enter without permission, to trespass |
| 擅離職守 | [ shàn lí zhí shoǔ ] to abscond, to be absent without leave |
| ⇒ 寵擅專房 | [ chǒng shàn zhuān fáng ] an especially favored concubine (idiom) |
| ⇒ 專擅 | [ zhuān shàn ] without authorization, to act on one's own initiative |