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guàn

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guàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
guàn | guan4
English translation
can
jar
pot
variant of guàn [guàn]
jar, jug, pitcher, pot

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About guàn

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Number of strokes

23

Traditional form

guàn

Contains the radical

fǒu

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

jar

Etymology of guàn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

缶雚

Semantic compound

fǒu

Phonetic compound

guàn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. fǒu represents the meaning and guàn represents the sound. Simplified form of .

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Example sentences using guàn

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de 时候 shíhou huì 7-11 mǎi guàn chá .

When you're thirsty, you go to 7 - 11 for a box of tea.

油漆 yóuqī guàn 刷子 shuā zi 上来 shàng lái .

Pass up the paint pot and brush.

当地 dāngdì 超级市场 chāo jí shì chǎng běn Zhōu hōng dòu 罐头 guàn tou 减价 jiǎn jià .

Baked beans are on offer this week at the local supermarket.

yǒu 注意 zhùyì dào 背包 bēi bāo Zàng le guàn 烘焙 hōng bèi gān zhì de 花生 huāshēng ?

Have you noticed that he hides a can of Dry Roasted Peanuts in his bag?

如果 rúguǒ 六便士 de 硬币 yìng bì yòng lái mǎi táng chī , 这些 zhè xiē 硬币 yìng bì 便会 zài 储蓄罐 dīng líng 当啷 dāng lāng de xiǎng shǎng 几个 jǐ ge yuè .

If sixpences are not exchanged for sweets, they rattle for months inside money - boxes.

Words with guàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
guàn can guàn
罐头 guàn tou tin罐頭
罐子 guàn zi jar罐子 guàn zi
易拉罐 yì lā guàn pull-top can易拉罐 yì lā guàn
罐车 guàn chē tanker truck罐車
罐装 guàn zhuāng canned (food, coffee etc)罐裝
拔罐 bá guàn cupping glass拔罐 bá guàn
水罐 shuǐ guàn container for holding and pouring water (or other liquid): jug, pitcher, clay jar, jerry can, water bottle etc水罐 shuǐ guàn
拔火罐 bá huǒ guàn detachable suction chimney to make a stove draw拔火罐 bá huǒ guàn
蜜罐 mì guàn honey pot蜜罐 mì guàn
储气罐 chǔ qì guàn gas canister儲氣罐
破罐破摔 pò guàn pò shuāi lit. to smash a cracked pot (idiom); crazy despair in the face of a blemish, defect, error or setback破罐破摔 pò guàn pò shuāi

guàn Decomposition & Compounds

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guàn Decomposition

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