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CHINESE CHARACTER

guàn

惯

惯

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indulge

Numbered pinyin
guan4
English meanings
accustomed to, used to, indulge, to spoil (a child)

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 忄; right 贯.

  • Left

    忄
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  • Right

    贯
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    • Top

      毌
    • Bottom

      贝
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Meaning & sound clues

忄 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “heart”.

贯 is identified as the sound component (guàn). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 惯.

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

Decomposition reference

⿰忄贯

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

    xíguàn习惯。

    Habit.

  2. 02

    guàn惯yòng用。

    Habitual.

  3. 03

    guàn惯fàn犯。

    A habitual offender.

  4. 04

    jiāoguàn娇惯。

    Spoil.

  5. 05

    yǎngchéng养成xíguàn习惯。

    Form a habit.

  6. 06

    xí习yǐwéi以为cháng常。

    Accustomed to it.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 习惯
  • 司空见惯
  • 娇惯
  • 惯例
  • 惯性