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bureaucrat

HSK 4 N2
Human →Relations →Occupations
guān
カン
관
Depicts an official person (師) working in a governmental institution (宀).
Components
宀 roof+ 師 teacher =
官 bureaucrat
宀 Meaning component
mián roof
師 Meaning component
teacher
𠂤 is used here as an abbreviation of 師.
Notes
Similar Characters
字 character宄 a traitor宅 residence宇 eaves完 finish宏 magnificent宓 silent宕 stone quarry宗 religion宙 universe定 settle on宛 winding实 real (simp)宠 concubine (simp)审 investigate (simp)客 guest宣 proclaim室 room宥 pardon宦 officialdom
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
官
Regular
Modern
Chinese
官 [Guān]
surname Guan
官 [guān]
government official; governmental; official; public; organ of the body; CL:個|个[gè]
Japanese
官 かん 同音

noun

  1. government; government service; the bureaucracy
  2. government post; government official
官 、 司 、 寮 、 首 、 長 つかさ 同音

noun

  1. office; official (usu. 官,司)
  2. chief; head
  3. person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
報道担当官が条約の内容を報道陣に説明した。
The spokesman explained the contents of the treaty to the press.
Japanese Names
官 いくお
Ikuo unclassified name
官 かん
Kan surname
官 つかさ
Tsukasa female given name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
长官 [zhǎng​guān] #492
senior official
长官 [zhǎng​guān] #492
senior official
官员 [guān​yuán] #4,480
official (in an organization or government)
官员 [guān​yuán] #4,480
official (in an organization or government)
法官 [fǎ​guān] #838
judge (in court)
警官 [jǐng​guān] #1,007
constable
官方 [guān​fāng] #4,587
government
检察官 [jiǎn​chá​guān] #1,992
public prosecutor
检察官 [jiǎn​chá​guān] #1,992
public prosecutor
器官 [qì​guān] #3,575
organ (part of body tissue)
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 警察官 [けいさつかん] #7,160
police officer
⭐ 警官 [けいかん] #8,301
police officer
指揮官 [しきかん] #8,640
commander
⭐ 神官 [しんかん] #8,769
Shinto priest
⭐ 教官 [きょうかん] #10,226
teacher
⭐ 器官 [きかん] #11,573
organ
⭐ 司令官 [しれいかん] #11,730
commandant
上官 [じょうかん] #13,011
superior officer
⭐ 長官 [ちょうかん] #13,153
secretary (government)
⭐ 士官 [しかん] #13,730
officer
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KOREAN WORDS (62)
상관 #1,196
superior; boss
관리 #4,440
civil servant; government employee; public servant
관계 #5,649
official world; government circles
보안관 #9,103
sheriff
지휘관 #13,248
commanding officer; commander
소방관 #16,533
firefighter
감독관 #22,055
supervisor; inspector; overseer
문관 #29,308
civil official in military
경찰관 #29,983
police officer; cop
부관 #39,738
adjutant
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