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CHINESE CHARACTER

guān

官

官

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government official

Numbered pinyin
guan1
English meanings
government official, officeholder

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 宀; bottom 㠯.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱宀㠯

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tā他dāng当guān官le了。

    He became an official.

  2. 02

    dāng当guān官bù不wèi为mín民。

    Officials who don't serve.

  3. 03

    dà大guān官。

    A high official.

  4. 04

    zuò做guān官yào要qīng清lián廉。

    Officials should be honest.

  5. 05

    guān官chǎng场。

    Officialdom.

  6. 06

    yī一fù副guān官jiàzi架子。

    An official air.

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