官
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guān · official, public servant

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8Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 官

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guānWords pronounced guān
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Example sentences

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Tā men liǎ dōu shì hěn chènzhí de fǎ guān.他们俩都是很称职的法官。

They are both very competent judges.

Source: Tatoeba #803486 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xiàn zài tā shì guān fāng de le.現在它是官方的了。

Now it is official.

Source: Tatoeba #5900363 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qù nián guān yuán de shùliàng chéng bèi zēng jiā le.去年官员的数量成倍增加了。

The number of officials doubled last year.

Source: Tatoeba #5085563 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zuì hòu hái shì shū le nà chǎng guān sī.我最后还是输了那场官司。

I have lost the case after all.

Source: Tatoeba #602912 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shétou hé shàng è dōu shì wèi jué qì guān.舌头和上颚都是味觉器官。

The tongue and the palate are the taste organs.

Source: Tatoeba #8795349 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Fǎ guān pàn le tā yì nián yǒu qī tú xíng.法官判了他一年有期徒刑。

The judge sentenced him to one year's imprisonment.

Source: Tatoeba #385511 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 官 in context

  1. Say guān, then recall the core meaning: official, public servant.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 法官 (fǎ guān), meaning “judge”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 官 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.