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guān

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guān Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
guān | guan1
English translation
to observe, to spectate; appearance, view

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About guān

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Number of strokes

25

Traditional form

guān

Contains the radical

jiàn

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

Learning hint

see

Etymology of guān

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

雚見

Semantic compound

jiàn

Phonetic compound

guàn

Explanation

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

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Words with guān

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
观众 guānzhòng spectators觀眾
观察 guānchá to observe觀察
观点 guāndiǎn point of view觀點
Guàn to look at guān
观看 guān kàn to watch觀看
观念 guānniàn notion觀念
参观 cānguān to tour參觀
乐观 lèguān optimistic樂觀
客观 kèguān objective客觀
景观 jǐng guān landscape景觀
外观 wài guān exterior appearance外觀
宏观 hóngguān macro-宏觀
围观 wéi guān to stand in a circle and watch圍觀
宏观调控 hóng guān tiáo kòng macro-control宏觀調控
价值观 jià zhí guān system of values價值觀
壮观 zhuàngguān spectacular壯觀
主观 zhǔguān subjective主觀
观光 guānguāng to tour觀光
观赏 guān shǎng ornamental觀賞
袖手旁观 xiù shǒu páng guān to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger袖手旁觀
观望 guān wàng to wait and see觀望
悲观 bēiguān pessimistic悲觀
可观 kěguān considerable可觀
观测 guān cè to observe觀測
旁观者 páng guān zhě observer旁觀者

guān Decomposition & Compounds

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