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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)

棺木
guānmù
coffin
棺材
guāncai
coffin
棺椁
guānguǒ
inner and outer coffins
瓮棺
wèngguān
funerary urn
石棺
shíguān
sarcophagus
灵棺
língguān
a bier
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)

Metadata

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

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