(guān)

HSK 48 strokes

surname Guan

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
guān
Meaning
surname Guan
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

⿱宀㠯

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

guān
HSK 4

(physiology) organ; apparatus

Open 器官 page →
guānliáo
HSK 7-9

bureaucrat

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guānbīng
HSK 7-9

(military) officers and soldiers

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shàngguān

two-character surname Shangguan

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diūguān

(of an official) to lose one's job

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guān

five sense organs of TCM (nose, eyes, lips, tongue, ears 鼻目口舌耳); facial fea…

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