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guǎn = gu + an3
variant of 管[guan3]
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guǎn = gu + an3
surname Guan
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guǎn = gu + an3
to take care (of) / to control / to manage / to be in charge of / to look after / to run / to care about / tube / pipe / woodwind / classifier for tube-shaped objects / particle similar to 把[ba3] in 管...叫 constructions / writing brush / (coll.) to / towards
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How to pronounce 管

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= gu initial

Gu is for Gitta Giraffe.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ an3 final

In the anthill’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

管 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
zhú = zhu + Ø2
"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)
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guān = gu + an1
surname Guan
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guān = gu + an1
government official / governmental / official / public / organ of the body / CL:個|个[ge4]
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zhú = zhu + Ø2
bamboo / CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1] / Kangxi radical 118
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Characters with 管 as component

guǎn = gu + an3
Ochetobius elongatus, species of cyprinid fish found in eastern Asia
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Words with 管

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general term for squids (Tw)

Sentences with 管

zhè
jiān
yǒu
jùn
qiān
 
 
dōu
guī
guǎn

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guǎn

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