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棺
guān
1. coffin
Uncommon • Top 28% ✏️ 12 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

棺
guān
coffin
12 丶

Compound Words (11)

灵棺
língguān
a bier
棺木
guānmù
coffin
棺材
guāncai
coffin
棺椁
guānguǒ
inner and outer coffins
瓮棺
wèngguān
funerary urn
石棺
shíguān
sarcophagus
瓮棺葬
wèngguānzàng
urn burial
棺材瓤子
guāncairángzi
geezer with one foot in the grave (used jokingly or as an imprecation)
盖棺定论
gàiguāndìnglùn
don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)
盖棺论定
gàiguānlùndìng
don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)
不见棺材不落泪
bùjiànguāncaibùluòlèi
lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom)

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Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
2,685
Word Frequency Rank
23,286 of 84,292

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