棺(guān): coffin
HSK 7-912 strokes
coffin
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- guān
- Meaning
- coffin
- Strokes
- 12
- HSK level
- HSK 7-9
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 棺 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 棺 step by step
12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 棺
Common words using 棺 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)
Open 盖棺定论 page →don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)
Open 盖棺论定 page →Related characters
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