guǎn
pipe
Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 官 represents the sound. Originally a musical tube made of bamboo. The meaning "to manage" is a phonetic loan.
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
guǎn
pipe, tube, duct; woodwind music; to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; to care about; tube; pipe; woodwind; classifier for tube-shaped objects; particle similar to 把[bǎ] in 管...叫 constructions; writing brush; (coll.) to; towards
Guǎn
surname Guan
guǎn
variant of 管[guǎn]
Most common words with 管
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
to supervise | ||
to control | ||
regardless of | ||
despite | ||
in charge |
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