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Translingual
Stroke order
Han character
管 (Kangxi radical 118, 竹 +8, 14 strokes, cangjie input 竹十口口 (HJRR ), four-corner 88777 , composition ⿱𥫗 官 )
Derived characters
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 889 , character 6
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 26162
Dae Jaweon: page 1316, character 12
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 2986, character 5
Unihan data for U+7BA1
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
官
*koːn
棺
*koːn, *koːns
倌
*koːn, *kroːns
悹
*koːn, *koːnʔ, *koːns
涫
*koːn, *koːns
管
*koːnʔ
琯
*koːnʔ, *kuːns
痯
*koːnʔ, *koːns
輨
*koːnʔ
錧
*koːnʔ, *koːns
館
*koːnʔ, *koːns
婠
*koːns, *qoːn, *qruːd
悺
*koːns
逭
*ɡoːns
菅
*kroːn
綰
*qroːnʔ, *qroːns
捾
*qoːd
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声 , OC *koːnʔ ): semantic 竹 ( “ bamboo ” ) + phonetic 官 ( OC *koːn ) .
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Mandarin
(Standard )
(Pinyin ) : guǎn (guan3 )
(Zhuyin ) : ㄍㄨㄢˇ
(Chengdu , Sichuanese Pinyin ) : guan3
(Xi'an , Guanzhong Pinyin ) : guàn
(Nanjing , Nanjing Pinyin ) : guǎn
(Dungan , Cyrillic and Wiktionary ) : гуан (guan, III)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou –Hong Kong , Jyutping ) : gun2
(Dongguan , Jyutping++ ) : gun2
(Taishan , Wiktionary ) : gon2
Gan (Wiktionary ) : guon3
Hakka
(Sixian , PFS ) : kón
(Hailu , HRS ) : gonˊ
(Meixian , Guangdong ) : guon3
Jin (Wiktionary ) : guan2
Northern Min (KCR ) : guǐng / gǒng
Eastern Min (BUC ) : guāng / guōng
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing ): guang3 / guong3 / guei3 / guinn3
Southern Min
(Hokkien , POJ ) : koán / kńg / kúiⁿ
(Teochew , Peng'im ) : guang2 / guêng2 / geng2
(Leizhou , Leizhou Pinyin ) : guang2
Southern Pinghua (Nanning , Jyutping++ ) : gun2
Wu (Wugniu )
(Northern ) : 5 kuoe / 3 kue / 3 kuoe / 3 koen / 3 kuon / 3 kuoen / 3 kun
(Jinhua ) : 3 kua; 3 kuan
Xiang (Changsha , Wiktionary ) : gonn3
Note :
guāng - literary;
guōng - vernacular.
Note :
guang3/guong3 - literary;
guei3/guinn3 - vernacular.
Note :
koán - literary;
kńg/kúiⁿ - vernacular (“measuring tool of half a sheng”).
Note :
guang2/guêng2 - literary (guêng2 - Chaozhou);
geng2 - vernacular.
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
管
管
管
Reading #
1/3
2/3
3/3
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
guǎn
guǎn
guǎn
Middle Chinese
‹ kwanX ›
‹ kwanX ›
‹ kwanX ›
Old Chinese
/*ˁoʔ/
/*kʷˁaʔ/
/*kʷˁaʔ/
English
tube; flute
exhausted, helpless
helpless
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
管
Reading #
1/1
No.
4440
Phonetic component
官
Rime group
元
Rime subdivision
3
Corresponding MC rime
管
Old Chinese
/*koːnʔ/
Definitions
管
( music ) a cylindrical double -reed woodwind instrument made of bamboo or wood
( music , by extension) any wind instrument
( by extension ) slender tubular hollow object; pipe ; tube ; duct ; canal ; valve ; fistula
吸管 ― xīguǎn ― straw
( literary ) calligraphy brush ; inkbrush
Classifier for tube -shaped objects.
to administer ; to manage ; to control ; to be in charge
管 理 ― guǎn lǐ ― to manage
to subject someone to discipline ; to discipline
to concern oneself with; to interfere with
to be responsible for the provision of; to provide ; to supply
to assure ; to guarantee ; to ensure ; to keep
despite ; regardless of; irrespective of
( colloquial ) used in the pattern 管……叫 …… (“to call (someone/something the name of)”), where 管 is followed by the entity that is being called a name
臺灣人 管 花生 也 叫 土豆 。 台湾人 管 花生 也 叫 土豆 。 Táiwānrén guǎn huāshēng yě jiào tǔdòu. Taiwanese people also call peanuts 土豆 .
( dialectal , colloquial ) indicates the object of an action: to
( Sichuanese ) to be worth
( Zhangzhou Hokkien ) measuring tool of half a sheng ( 升 (shēng ))
a surname
管 寧 / 管 宁 ― Guǎn Níng ― Guan Ning
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
毛筆 (“calligraphy brush; inkbrush”)
Variety
Location
Words
Classical Chinese
管 , 翰
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
毛筆
Northeastern Mandarin
Beijing
毛筆
Taiwan
毛筆
Ulanhot
水筆
Tongliao
水筆
Chifeng
毛筆
Hulunbuir (Hailar)
水筆
Harbin
毛筆
Singapore
毛筆
Jilu Mandarin
Jinan
毛筆
Jiaoliao Mandarin
Yantai (Muping)
水筆 , 毛筆
Central Plains Mandarin
Luoyang
毛筆
Wanrong
毛筆 , 生紅 dated
Wanrong (Ronghe)
生胡
Zhengzhou
毛筆
Xi'an
毛筆 , 墨筆 , 生活 dated
Xining
生活 , 筆
Xuzhou
毛筆
Lanyin Mandarin
Yinchuan
毛筆 , 生花 dated
Bayanhot
毛筆
Lanzhou
生活
Ürümqi
毛筆 , 生活 dated
Jimsar
生活
Southwestern Mandarin
Chengdu
毛筆 , 墨筆
Wuhan
毛筆 , 墨筆 dated
Guiyang
墨筆 , 毛筆
Liuzhou
毛筆
Jianghuai Mandarin
Nanjing
墨筆 , 毛筆
Yangzhou
毛筆
Hefei
毛筆 , 墨筆
Cantonese
Guangzhou
毛筆 , 墨筆
Hong Kong
毛筆
Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
毛筆
Dongguan
毛筆
Yangjiang
毛筆 , 墨筆
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
毛筆
Gan
Nanchang
墨筆
Lichuan
毛筆
Pingxiang
墨筆
Hakka
Meixian
毛筆 , 水筆
Changting
毛筆
Wuping
毛筆
Ninghua
筆
Miaoli (N. Sixian)
毛筆 , 水筆
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
毛筆 , 水筆
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
毛筆 , 水筆
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
毛筆 , 水筆
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
毛筆 , 水筆
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
毛筆 , 膨筆 , 水筆
Hong Kong
毛筆
Luchuan (Daqiao)
毛筆
Senai (Huiyang)
毛筆
Huizhou
Jixi
毛筆
Jin
Taiyuan
毛筆 , 筆
Xinzhou
毛筆
Taibus (Baochang)
毛筆
Linhe
毛筆
Jining
毛筆
Hohhot
毛筆
Baotou
毛筆
Dongsheng
毛筆
Haibowan
毛筆
Northern Min
Jian'ou
毛筆 , 水筆
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
毛筆 , 墨筆 , 水筆
Fuzhou (Changle)
毛筆
Fuqing
毛筆 , 水筆
Yongtai
水筆
Gutian
水筆
Fu'an
水筆
Ningde
墨筆
Shouning
墨筆
Zhouning
墨筆
Fuding
墨筆
Southern Min
Xiamen
水筆 , 毛筆
Quanzhou
毛筆
Zhangzhou
水筆 , 毛筆
Penang (Hokkien)
毛筆
Singapore (Hokkien)
毛筆
Manila (Hokkien)
毛筆
Chaozhou
毛筆 , 墨筆
Johor Bahru (Teochew)
毛筆
Haikou
毛筆
Southern Pinghua
Nanning (Tingzi)
毛筆
Wu
Shanghai
毛筆 , 墨筆
Suzhou
毛筆 , 墨筆
Danyang
毛筆 , 墨筆
Hangzhou
毛筆 , 墨筆
Ningbo
墨筆
Wenzhou
墨筆
Jinhua
墨筆 , 毛筆
Xiang
Changsha
墨筆
Loudi
墨筆
Shuangfeng
墨筆 , 寫字筆 , 筆
( to concern oneself with ) :
Dialectal synonyms of
理 (“to be concerned with; to pay attention to”)
Variety
Location
Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
理 , 管 , 睬 , 理睬 , 理會
Northeastern Mandarin
Beijing
理 , 搭理 , 搭咯
Taiwan
理 , 管
Singapore
理 , 管
Jilu Mandarin
Jinan
理 , 搭理
Central Plains Mandarin
Xi'an
招 , 理
Southwestern Mandarin
Chengdu
理 , 睬 , 理視 , 耳視 , 張視
Wuhan
邇 , 理 , 睬
Guilin
理
Jianghuai Mandarin
Yangzhou
睬
Hefei
理 , 睬
Cantonese
Guangzhou
睬 , 理 , 騷
Hong Kong
睬 , 理 , 騷
Yangjiang
理 , 睬
Singapore (Guangfu)
理
Gan
Nanchang
理 , 搭
Hakka
Meixian
睬 , 唰
Jin
Taiyuan
理 , 理睬
Northern Min
Jian'ou
理
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
叕 , 插
Southern Min
Xiamen
插 , 插趖 , 插潲 , 插管 , 管待 , 嘀厾 , 理落
Quanzhou
插 , 插趖 , 插潲 , 嘀厾
Zhangzhou
插 , 插潲 , 插管 , 管待
Tainan
插 , 管 , 管待
Penang (Hokkien)
插潲
Singapore (Hokkien)
插 , 插潲 , 管 , 插管 , 甩
Manila (Hokkien)
插 , 插潲 , 管
Chaozhou
睬
Shantou
理
Jieyang
睬
Singapore (Teochew)
插
Zhongshan Min
Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
理
Wu
Shanghai
睬 , 理 rare
Suzhou
理 , 睬
Wenzhou
朝 , 理
Xiang
Changsha
齒
Shuangfeng
齒 , 搭 , 邇
保 ( bǎo ) ( literary, or in compounds ) 保準 / 保准 ( bǎozhǔn ) ( colloquial ) 保穩 / 保稳 ( Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien ) 保證 / 保证 ( bǎozhèng ) 保障 ( bǎozhàng ) 保險 / 保险 ( bǎoxiǎn ) 保領 / 保领 ( Hokkien ) 包 包保 ( bāobǎo ) 包管 ( bāoguǎn ) ( colloquial ) 包領 / 包领 ( Xiamen Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien ) 擔保 / 担保 ( dānbǎo ) 確保 / 确保 ( quèbǎo ) 管保 ( guǎnbǎo ) ( colloquial ) 管教 ( guǎnjiào )
Compounds
Descendants
Etymology 2
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Pronunciation
Definitions
管
( Hokkien , Teochew ) tube ; pipe ; short cylinder
火管 ― hé-kóng ― blowpipe (for cooking)
( Xiamen , Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien ) Classifier for tube ; pipe .
一 管 水 ― chi̍t kóng chúi ― a tube of water
( Teochew ) ladle
Compounds
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Southern Min
(Hokkien : Xiamen , Zhangzhou , Tong'an , Lukang , Sanxia , Taipei , Yilan , Tainan , Kaohsiung , Kinmen , Magong , Hsinchu , Taichung , Penang , Singapore )
Definitions
管
( Hokkien ) used in 頷管 / 颔管 , alternative form of 頷頸 / 颔颈
References
Japanese
Kanji
管
(Fourth grade kyōiku kanji )
pipe
wind instrument
administer
brush ; handle of a brush
Readings
Etymology 1
From Middle Chinese 管 ( kuɑnX , “ pipe, tube ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
管( かん ) • (kan ) ←くわん ( kwan ) ?
pipe
a wind instrument
Etymology 2
Alternative spelling
莩 ( rare )
From Old Japanese 管 ( kuda , “ pipe, tube ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
管( くだ ) • (kuda )
a pipe or tube , such as that made of bamboo , wood , metal , or rubber
a pirn or bobbin that hold the thread within a weaving shuttle ( from the way the earliest shuttles were made from bamboo tubes )
spool onto which thread is reeled on a spinning wheel
( military ) short for 管の笛 ( kuda no fue , “ a kind of small pipe or flute used for signalling during a battle , similar to a fife ” )
an agricultural tool used to thresh cut rice stalks
short for 管狐 ( kudagitsune , “ a kind of mythical fox roughly the size of a weasel , that would live in bamboo stalks and make prophecies of the future ” )
References
^ “管 ”, in 漢字ぺディア (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation , 2015–2025
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira , editor (2006 ), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo : Sanseidō , →ISBN
^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988 ) 国語大辞典(新装版) (in Japanese), Tōkyō : Shogakukan , →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira , editor (1995 ), 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo : Shogakukan , →ISBN
Korean
Hanja
管 (eumhun 피리 관 ( piri gwan ) )
hanja form? of 관 ( “ pipe , tube ” )
hanja form? of 관 ( “ piri, a woodwind instrument ” )
Vietnamese
Han character
管 : Hán Nôm readings: quản
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