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guǎn

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guǎn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
guǎn | guan3
English translation
variant of guǎn
> guǎn [guǎn]
building
shop
term for certain service establishments
embassy or consulate
schoolroom (old)
CL: jiā [jiā]
public building; shop, house, establishment

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About guǎn

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

guǎn

Contains the radical

shí

Part of speech

Noun morpheme / 名语素 Míng yǔsù

Learning hint

A public  Guān  building where food  shí  is served;  Guān also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of guǎn

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

饣官

Explanation

Simplified form of guǎn . Phonosemantic compound. shí represents the meaning and Guān represents the sound.

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Example sentences using guǎn

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jiā 旅馆 lǚ guǎn qiāo le 我们 wǒmen 一笔 Qián .

They fleeced us at that hotel.

西班牙 Xī bān yá 领事馆 lǐngshìguǎn shì 银行 yínháng 对面 duìmiàn de 那栋高大 gāo dà de 白色 bái sè 建筑物 jiàn zhù wù .

The Spanish consulate is the large white building opposite the bank.

zhè 旅馆 lǚ guǎn gōng 四百 rén 住宿 zhù sù .

The hotel sleeps 400 guests.

那个 nà ge 卡车 kǎchē 司机 sījī 饿 è le , jiù 汽车 qì chē tíng zài 餐馆 cān guǎn 旁边 pángbiān .

When he hungered for food, the truck driver stopped at a restaurant.

hāi , 欢迎 huānyíng 光临 guānglín 希尔顿 Xī ěr dùn 旅馆 lǚ guǎn .

Hi, welcome to the Hilton.

Words with guǎn

Explore 25 words and sayings that include the Chinese character guǎn in their composition.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
旅馆 lǚ guǎn hotel旅館
guǎn shop guǎn
图书馆 túshūguǎn library圖書館
餐馆 cān guǎn restaurant餐館
博物馆 bówùguǎn museum博物館
宾馆 bīnguǎn lodge賓館
体育馆 tǐ yù guǎn gym體育館
大使馆 dàshǐguǎn embassy大使館
使馆 shǐ guǎn consulate使館
场馆 chǎng guǎn arena場館
酒馆 jiǔ guǎn tavern酒館
纪念馆 jì niàn guǎn memorial hall紀念館
殡仪馆 bìn yí guǎn the undertaker's殯儀館
咖啡馆 kā fēi guǎn café咖啡館
饭馆 fàn guǎn restaurant飯館
领事馆 lǐngshìguǎn consulate領事館
展馆 zhǎn guǎn exhibition hall展館
茶馆 chá guǎn teahouse茶館
天文馆 tiān wén guǎn planetarium天文館
美术馆 měi shù guǎn art gallery美術館
公馆 Gōng guǎn mansion公館
会馆 huì guǎn provincial or county guild hall會館
水族馆 shuǐ zú guǎn aquarium (building or park)水族館
馆藏 guǎn cáng museum collection館藏
展览馆 zhǎn lǎn guǎn exhibition hall展覽館

guǎn Decomposition & Compounds

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guǎn Decomposition

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