(guàn)

HSK 68 strokesTrad.

to pierce through

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
guàn
Meaning
to pierce through; to pass through; to be stringed together; string of 1000 cash
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱毌贝

In this compound, the meaning comes from (money); supplies the sound.

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

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.

guàn
HSK 6

consistent; constant; from start to finish; all along; persistent

Open 一贯 page →
guànchè
HSK 7-9

to implement

Open 贯彻 page →
guànchuān穿
HSK 7-9

to run through

Open 贯穿 page →
guàntōng
HSK 7-9

to link up

Open 贯通 page →
běnguàn

ancestral home; domicile of origin

Open 本贯 page →
tiáoguàn

(literary) systematic arrangement; coherent presentation

Open 条贯 page →

(idiom) (of a principle, purpose etc) consistently upheld; adhered to from beginning to…

Open 一以贯之 page →

(idiom) to concentrate one's attention completely; with rapt attention

Open 全神贯注 page →

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