管
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guǎn · tube, pipe, duct

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HSK 3.0 · Level 4Frequency #545
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Shape and proportion

14Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 管

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guǎnWords pronounced guǎn
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Example sentences

Notice where 管 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ bù guǎn nǐ shuō, wǒ hèn nǐ!我不管你说, 我恨你!

I don't care what you say, I hate you!

Source: Tatoeba #2967240 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jǐnguǎn hěn máng, tā hái shì lái sòng wǒ le.尽管很忙,她还是来送我了。

Though very busy, she came to see me off.

Source: Tatoeba #335272 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Guǎn dào lǐ liú de bú shì shuǐ, shì rén xuè.管道裡流的不是水,是人血。

It wasn't water flowing through the pipes, but human blood.

Source: Tatoeba #13958056 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bú shì de, tā shì wǒ men de yè wù zhǔ guǎn.不是的,他是我们的业务主管。

No, he's our business manager.

Source: Tatoeba #389054 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bù guǎn shuí shuō, zhège bú duì.不管谁说,这个不对。

Whoever said so, it is false.

Source: Tatoeba #708727 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bù guǎn nǐ zài nǎ.我不管你在哪。

I don't care where you are.

Source: Tatoeba #9415055 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 管 in context

  1. Say guǎn, then recall the core meaning: tube, pipe, duct.
  2. Write all 14 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 不管 (bù guǎn), meaning “not to be concerned”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 管 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.