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管
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pipe

HSK 3 N2
Human →Body →Body Parts
guǎn
カン
くだ
관
Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 官 represents the sound. Originally a musical tube made of bamboo. The meaning "to manage" is a phonetic loan.
Components
⺮ "bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)+ 官 bureaucrat =
管 pipe
⺮ Meaning component
zhú
"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)
⺮ is a component form of 竹.
官 Phonetic component
guān bureaucrat
official, public servant
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Notes
Similar Characters
竺 India筑 short name for (simp)筮 divination with stalks竽 ancient竿 pole笄 Fifteen-Year-Old Hairpin笆 bamboo fence笈 bamboo box used笊 bamboo笋 bamboo (simp)笏 tablet held by笔 writing utensil (simp)笕 bamboo (simp)笙 small gourd-shaped musical笛 flute笞 bamboo rod used笠 bamboo hat笤 a broom笥 a hamper符 symbol
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
管
Regular
Modern
Chinese
管 [Guǎn]
surname Guan
管 [guǎn]
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[bǎ] in 管...叫 constructions; writing brush; (coll.) to; towards
Japanese
管 かん 、 くだ 同音
nounn-suf pipe; tube
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
管から水が吹き出した。
Water shot from the pipe.
Japanese Names
管 いくお
Ikuo unclassified name
管 かん
Kan surname
管 くだ
Kuda surname
管 すが
Suga surname
管 すげ
Suge surname
CHINESE WORDS (200)
管理 [guǎn​lǐ] #2,263
to supervise
不管 [bù​guǎn] #463
not to be concerned
尽管 [jǐn​guǎn] #1,111
despite
尽管 [jǐn​guǎn] #1,111
despite
主管 [zhǔ​guǎn] #2,976
in charge
监管 [jiān​guǎn] #8,105
to oversee
监管 [jiān​guǎn] #8,105
to oversee
不管怎样 [bù​guǎn​zěn​yàng] #2,003
in any case
不管怎样 [bù​guǎn​zěn​yàng] #2,003
in any case
血管 [xuè​guǎn] #5,556
vein
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 管理 [かんり] #2,167
control
⭐ 保管 [ほかん] #5,729
charge
⭐ 血管 [けっかん] #6,904
blood vessel
⭐ 器官 [きかん] #11,573
organ
⭐ 管理人 [かんりにん] #11,630
administrator
⭐ 管理者 [かんりしゃ] #13,851
manager
⭐ 管轄 [かんかつ] #14,021
jurisdiction
⭐ 管制 [かんせい] #22,125
control (by the state)
⭐ 一向 [いっこう] #22,644
completely
保管庫 [ほかんこ] #27,968
safe
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KOREAN WORDS (29)
혈관 #7,213
blood vessel
관리인 #13,101
keeper; caretaker
보관 #14,434
safekeeping; custody; storage
기관 #15,798
respiratory organ
관장 #20,179
management; charge; supervision; handling
관할 #22,776
jurisdiction
관제탑 #32,188
control tower
배관 #39,037
plumbing
건강 관리
health care; health management
관리국
department; bureau; division
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