Meaning
official; government
Chinese: 官员、官方或器官。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “guan” becomes a different word in each tone. 官 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 法官fǎ guānjudge (in court)
- 官方guān fānggovernment; official (approved or issued by an authority)
- 器官qì guān(physiology) organ; apparatus
- 外交官wài jiāo guāndiplomat
- 官员guān yuánofficial (in an organization or government); administrator
Example Sentence
他是一位公正的法官。Tā shì yí wèi gōng zhèng de fǎ guān.He is a fair judge.
他Tāhe是shìis一yíone位wèiposition公正gōng zhèngjust的deof法官fǎ guānjudge (in court)。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
宀 (roof) over 㠯 (a mass of people/seals): the office under the state's roof — ‘an official, officer; the government, public; an organ (of the body)’ (官员, 器官, 五官).
A way to remember it
‘An official’; and ‘an organ’ (of the body): 官员, 器官.