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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- guan3
- English meanings
- run, manage, administer, have charge of, subject to discipline, bother about
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top ⺮; bottom 官.
Meaning & sound clues
⺮ is identified as the meaning component, associated with “bamboo”.
官 is identified as the sound component (guān). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 管.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
shut
hat; crown
government official
indulge
coffin
to irrigate
can
observe; view
pass through; consistent
building; shop; venue
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 不管
- 主管
- 保管
- 只管
- 吸管
- 尽管
- 掌管
- 气管
- 水管
- 监管
- 看管
- 管子
- 管家
- 管教
- 管理
- 管理费
- 管用
- 管辖
- 管道
- 血管