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冠
Guàn
1. surname Guan
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 9 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

冠
guān
cap, crown, headgear
HSK 5 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

冕冠
miǎnguān
see [[冕<miǎn>]]
冠以
guànyǐ
to label
冠冕
guānmiǎn
royal crown
冠子
guānzi
crest
冠状
guānzhuàng
coronary
冠县
Guānxiàn
Guanxian county in Liaocheng [[聊城<Liáochéng>]], Shandong
冠脉
guānmài
coronary
冠词
guàncí
article (in grammar)
冠军
guànjūn
champion
HSK 5
前冠
qiánguān
heading
加冠
jiāguān
(in former times) coming-of-age ceremony at 20 years
夺冠
duóguàn
to seize the crown
未冠
wèiguān
minor (old usage, person under 20)
桂冠
guìguān
laurel
树冠
shùguān
treetop
牙冠
yáguān
crown of a tooth
王冠
wángguān
crown
皇冠
huángguān
crown (headgear)
笄冠
jīguān
to have just attained maturity (traditional)
羽冠
yǔguān
feathered crest (of bird)

Alternate Entries

冠
guān
hat / crown / crest / cap
冠
guàn
to put on a hat / to be first / to dub

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,712
Word Frequency Rank
1,746 of 84,292

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