鳏(guān)

18 strokesTrad. 鰥

widower

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Character information

Pinyin
guān
Meaning
widower
Strokes
18
HSK level
—
Traditional
鰥

Origin & structure

Where 鳏 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰鱼眔

In this compound, the meaning comes from 鱼 (fish); 眔 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

鱼yú眔dà

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 鳏 step by step

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

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Words with 鳏

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

guān鳏fū夫

old wifeless man; bachelor; widower

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guān鳏jū居

to live as a widower

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guān鳏guǎ寡gū孤dú独

(lit.) widowers, widows, orphans and the childless (idiom)

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Related characters

From 鳏’s common words

夫居寡孤独

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