管
Character
to be in charge of people or work; to manage
- Strokes
- 14
- Structure
- Top–bottom
- Parts
- 官
- Traditional
- 筦
- Frequency
- #423 most common character
Meaning
guǎn
guan3- to be in charge of people or work; to manage
- to care about what someone does and tell them what to do
- a long round tube that water goes through
Examples
他管一家公司。
tā guǎn yì jiā gōng sī
He is in charge of a company.
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别管我，我看书呢。
bié guǎn wǒ wǒ kàn shū ne
Leave me alone. I am reading.
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水从管里流出来了。
shuǐ cóng guǎn lǐ liú chū lái le
The water flowed out of the pipe.
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Stroke order
All 14 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 管
Draw “管” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Words with 管
See all 350 →管理guǎn lǐto manage; to be in charge of a business, money, or peopleWordHSK 3管道guǎn dàoa long tube that carries water, gas, or oilWordHSK 6管子guǎn zǐGuanzi, a famous thinker and politician in old ChinaWordHSK 7–9管家guǎn jiāa person paid to take care of a big house for a familyWordHSK 7–9管教guǎn jiàoof parents or teachers, to teach a child to behave wellWordHSK 7–9管用guǎn yòngto work; to do what you want or needWordHSK 7–9管辖guǎn xiáto be in charge of a place or areaWordHSK 7–9管理费guǎn lǐ fèimoney you pay for someone to look after a building or placeWordHSK 7–9管井guǎn jǐngtube wellWord管他guǎn tāno matter ifWord管仲guǎn zhòngGuan Zhong (-645 BC), famous politician of Qi 齐国 of Spring and Autumn periodWord管住guǎn zhùto take control of; to manage; to curbWord