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1.

Animated Stroke Order 官

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How to write 官 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 官

官 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

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官

宀gài · roof

㠯yǐ

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4.

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5.

How to Use 官

官 meaning 'organ' (body part)

These words use 官 to refer to a bodily organ or part.

器官 • qì guān • organ; apparatus • HSK 6

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 官

打官司 • dǎ guān si • go to court; engage in a lawsuit

HSK 6

dǎ打

guān

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

zài在

gǔ古

dài代

shì是

yī一

wèi

Information

Pinyinguān

Meaninggovernment official

Strokes8

Radical宀

Traditional官

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#1611

Zhuyinㄍㄨㄢ

UnicodeU+5B98

CangjieJRLR

宀gài · roof

+㠯yǐ

qì器

guān官

organ; apparatus

五官 • wǔ guān • facial features • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

wǔ五

guān官

facial features

官 meaning 'official' (government or authority)

These words use 官 to denote a person with official position or related to government.

官方 • guān fāng • of/by the government; official • HSK 6

HSK 6

guān官

fāng方

of/by the government; official

官员 • guān yuán • official (in an organization or government) • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

guān官

yuán员

official (in an organization or government)

法官 • fǎ guān • judge (in court) • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

fǎ法

guān官

judge (in court)

官

si司

go to court; engage in a lawsuit

军官 • jūn guān • Officer

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jūn军

guān官

Officer

官僚 • guān liáo • Bureaucrat / Official

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

guān官

liáo僚

Bureaucrat / Official

官兵 • guān bīng • Officers and soldiers

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

guān官

bīng兵

Officers and soldiers

官司 • guān si • Lawsuit

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

guān官

si司

Lawsuit

官吏 • guān lì • Official / Bureaucrat

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

guān官

lì吏

Official / Bureaucrat

位

zhù著

míng名

de的

shì仕

guān官

。

He was a famous government official in ancient times.

gǎn感

guān官

tǐ体

yàn验

zài在

yì艺

shù术

chuàng创

zuò作

zhōng中

fēi非

cháng常

zhòng重

yào要

。

Sensory experience is very important in artistic creation.

zhè wèi guān wèi bǎixìng zuò le hěn duō hǎo shì.

这位官员为百姓做了很多好事。

This government official has done many good things for the common people.

zhè这

wèi位

guān官

yuán员

zhèng正

zài在

chǔ处

lǐ理

zhòng重

yào要

wén文

jiàn件

。

This official is handling important documents.

zhè这

shì是

guān官

fāng方

fā发

bù布

de的

zuì最

xīn新

xiāo消

xī息

。

This is the latest news released officially.

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "guan".

管guǎntube, pipe; to manage, to control
盥guànwash
鳏guānhuge fish; widower; bachelor
观guānto observe, to watch, to view
棺guāncoffin
关guānto close

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Characters with radical "宀".

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宠chǒngto dote on, to pamper, to favor excessively
宦huànofficialdom, government official
寅yínto respect, reverence; respectfully; 3rd terrestrial branch
室shìroom, house, interior space
完wánto finish; [+ verb indicates completion]

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