Pronunciation

Characters pronounced guan.

11 name characters share this pronunciation across tones. Pinyin alone does not identify a character; choose the Hanzi you want.

All 11 characters are listed below. Each links to its own page with meaning, structure, and names that use it.

惯 guàn habit, custom; habitually, usual 灌 guàn natural pour; water; irrigate, flood 罐 guàn jar, jug, pitcher, pot 贯 guàn a string of 1000 coins; to go through 关 guān frontier pass; close; relation 冠 guān cap, crown, headgear 官 guān official, public servant 棺 guān coffin 观 guān see, observe, view; appearance 管 guǎn natural · artistic pipe, tube, duct; woodwind music 馆 guǎn public building

Why several characters share one pinyin

Mandarin has many homophones. Tone narrows the sound, but different characters can still share the same syllable and tone. The Hanzi is the identity; the pinyin is only the sound.

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