• 252nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.09% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 297 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. guǎn (Guan3)surname Guan
2. guǎn (guan3)to take care (of) • to control • to manage • to be in charge of • to look after • to run • to care about • tube • pipe • (spoken) to • towards

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for guǎn (guan3)The component is pronounced as 'guān' (guan1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

不管 

Uncommon

主管 
保管 
尽管 (儘管)
别管 (別管)
吸管 
城管 
心血管 
水管 
监管 (監管)
管制 
管家 
管教 
管理 
管理员 (管理員)
管用 
管道 
血管 
试管 (試管)
钢管 (鋼管)
高管 

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  • 1704th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 19 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhòng (Zhong4)surname Zhong
2. zhòng (zhong4)second month of a season • middle • intermediate • second amongst brothers

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhòng (zhong4)The component is pronounced as 'zhōng' (zhong1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhòng (zhong4)The component is pronounced as 'zhòng' (zhong4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

杜仲 

Uncommon

仲夏 
仲裁 
大仲马 (大仲馬)
管仲 
范仲淹 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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