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管
guǎn
1. to take care (of)
2. to control
3. to manage
4. to be in charge of
5. to look after
6. to run
7. to care about
8. tube
9. pipe
10. woodwind
11. classifier for tube-shaped objects
12. particle similar to [[把<bǎ>]] in [[管...叫]] constructions
13. writing brush
14. (coll.) to
15. towards
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 14 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

管
guǎn
tube, pipe, duct; to manage, to control
HSK 4 14 丶

Compound Words (20)

管取
guǎnqǔ
sure
管治
guǎnzhì
governance
监管
jiānguǎn
to oversee
管制
guǎnzhì
control
管座
guǎnzuò
to mount an electronic valve
管束
guǎnshù
control
滴管
dīguǎn
eyedropper
爆管
bàoguǎn
cartridge igniter
管井
guǎnjǐng
tube well
管保
guǎnbǎo
to guarantee
摞管
luòguǎn
to masturbate
管工
guǎngōng
plumber
管情
guǎnqíng
to guarantee
管教
guǎnjiào
to discipline
枪管
qiāngguǎn
gun barrel
涵管
hánguǎn
culvert pipe
灯管
dēngguǎn
fluorescent light
交管
jiāoguǎn
traffic control
看管
kānguǎn
to look after
笙管
shēngguǎn
pipes of a panpipe

Alternate Entries

管
guǎn
variant of [[管<guǎn>]]
管
Guǎn
surname Guan

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
251
Word Frequency Rank
637 of 84,292

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