(guàn)

16 strokes

to wash (especially hands)

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
guàn
Meaning
to wash (especially hands)
Strokes
16
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱⿲?水彐皿

Washing 水 one's hands 彐 in a basin 皿

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

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How to write step by step

16 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.

zhuóguàn

to wash oneself

Open 濯盥 page →
guàn

to wash up; to freshen up

Open 盥洗 page →

toilet; washroom; bathroom; lavatory; CL:间

Open 盥洗室 page →

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