(guān)

HSK 26 strokesTrad.
Readingsguānguàn

surname Guan

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
guān / guàn
Meaning
surname Guan
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰又见

To see 见 again 又

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form : see

How to write step by step

6 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.

cānguān
HSK 2

to visit (a place, e.g. museum or factory); to tour; to look around

Open 参观 page →
guān
HSK 3

objective

Open 客观 page →
zhǔguān
HSK 5

subjective

Open 主观 page →
zhuàngguān
HSK 6

spectacular

Open 壮观 page →
wàiguān
HSK 6

outward appearance

Open 外观 page →
HSK 7-9

value system; personal or cultural values

Open 价值观 page →
guān
HSK 7-9

worth seeing

Open 可观 page →
hóngguān
HSK 7-9

macro-

Open 宏观 page →

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