贯
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guàn · to pierce, to string up

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Learn every stroke in 贯

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

8Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

贝Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 贯

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guànWords pronounced guàn
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Example sentences

Notice where 贯 sits in each complete thought.

Kàn nà xiē tī qiú de duì yuán men! tā men zhēn shì quán shén guàn zhù a!看那些踢球的队员们!他们真是全神贯注啊!

Look at those guys play! They’re really getting stuck in!

Source: Tatoeba #3579639 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā quán shén guàn zhù.他全神贯注。

He is giving his whole attention to that.

Source: Tatoeba #609886 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yì běn hǎo shū huì lìng nǐ quán shén guàn zhù, shèn zhì wàng diào zhōu wéi hé zì jǐ.一本好书会令你全神贯注,甚至忘掉周围和自己。

A good book can completely absorb your attention, to the extent that you forget your surroundings and even your existence.

Source: Tatoeba #1269253 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yǎ nī hé nǔ yà quán shén guàn zhù dì tīng sī kù lā shuō huà.雅妮和努亚全神贯注地听斯库拉说话。

Yanni and Nuja listened carefully to Skura.

Source: Tatoeba #9956915 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 贯 in context

  1. Say guàn, then recall the core meaning: to pierce, to string up.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 一贯 (yí guàn), meaning “consistent”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 贯 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.