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罐
guàn
1. can
2. jar
3. pot
HSK 6 Very Common • Top 4% ✏️ 24 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

罐
guàn
jar, jug, pitcher, pot
HSK 6 23 丶

Compound Words (20)

拔罐
báguàn
cupping glass
澡罐
zǎoguàn
tub (used for ablutions in a monastery)
罐子
guànzi
jar
罐笼
guànlóng
elevator cage (in mine)
罐装
guànzhuāng
canned (food, coffee etc)
罐车
guànchē
tanker truck
罐头
guàntou
tin
药罐
yàoguàn
pot for decocting herbal medicine
蜜罐
mìguàn
honey pot
铁罐
tiěguàn
metal pot
储气罐
chǔqìguàn
gas canister
存钱罐
cúnqiánguàn
piggy bank
屏蔽罐
píngbìguàn
cask
拔火罐
báhuǒguàn
suction cup (used in Chinese medicine to draw the blood and qi [[氣|气]])
拔罐子
báguànzǐ
cupping technique used in TCM
拔罐法
báguànfǎ
fire cupping (acupressure technique of Chinese medicine, with fired vacuum cup applied to the skin)
易拉罐
yìlāguàn
pull-top can
易开罐
yìkāiguàn
pull-top can
氧化罐
yǎnghuàguàn
Hopcalite canister
油罐车
yóuguànchē
oil tanker truck

Alternate Entries

罐
guàn
variant of [[罐<guàn>]]
HSK 6

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,409
Word Frequency Rank
3,359 of 84,292

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