Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “guan”
28 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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First tone
guān
关
guān
官frontier pass
6 strokes · HSK 3.0 L3guān
观official, public servant
8 strokes · HSK 3.0 L6guān
冠to observe, to spectate
6 strokesguān
倌cap, crown, headgear
9 strokesguān
棺assistant, hired hand
10 strokesguān
鳏coffin
12 strokesguān
關huge fish
18 strokesguān
鰥frontier pass
19 strokesguān
觀huge fish
21 strokesguān
to observe, to spectate
25 strokes3
Third tone
guǎn
4
Fourth tone
guàn
罐
guàn
灌jar, jug, pitcher, pot
23 strokes · HSK 3.0 L6guàn
惯to water, to irrigate
20 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9guàn
毌habit, custom
11 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9guàn
丱old form of 貫
4 strokesguàn
贯a child's hair bound in two tufts
5 strokesguàn
掼to pierce, to string up
8 strokesguàn
涫to fling, to smash
11 strokesguàn
貫to boil
11 strokesguàn
慣to pierce, to string up
11 strokesguàn
盥habit, custom
14 strokesguàn
雚to wash
16 strokesguàn
鹳heron
17 strokesguàn
crane, stork
22 strokesSound in context
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