惯
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guàn · habit, custom

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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #9132
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11Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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忄Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 惯

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guànWords pronounced guàn
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Example sentences

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Nǐ hěn kuài jiù huì xí guàn zhù zài zhè lǐ.你很快就会习惯住在这里。

You'll get used to living here in no time.

Source: Tatoeba #517602 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zuì hòu wǒ hái shì xí guàn le.最后我还是习惯了。

I eventually got used to it.

Source: Tatoeba #10019775 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Hěn kuài nǐ jiù huì xí guàn yí gè rén de shēng huó.很快你就会习惯一个人的生活。

You'll get used to living alone very quickly.

Source: Tatoeba #2581647 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men nán rén xí guàn děng nǚ rén le.我们男人习惯等女人了。

We men are used to waiting on women.

Source: Tatoeba #389816 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Hǎo xí guàn shì cóng xiǎo yǎng chéng de.好习惯是从小养成的。

Good habits should be cultivated in childhood.

Source: Tatoeba #332909 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè yǐ jīng shì gè xí guàn le.这已经是个习惯了。

This is already a habit.

Source: Tatoeba #6130950 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 惯 in context

  1. Say guàn, then recall the core meaning: habit, custom.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 习惯 (xí guàn), meaning “habit”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 惯 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.