ɡuàn冠
冠
common
verb
noun
Meaning of 冠
冠 means to crown; to put a hat on (in ancient coming-of-age ceremony); to add a title; to prefix; to name. Pronounced ɡuàn.
- to crown; to put a hat on (in ancient coming-of-age ceremony)
- to add a title; to prefix; to name
- to be first; to rank first; to top
Character Info
Radical冖
Strokes9
Components
冖
元
寸
Stroke Order
冠
Definitions & Examples
Gǔ古
dài代
nán男
zǐ子
èr二
shí十
suì岁
xíng行
guàn冠
lǐ礼
，
biǎo表
shì示
chéng成
nián年
。
In ancient times, men performed the capping ceremony at the age of twenty, indicating adulthood.
Tā他
shàng尚
wèi未
jiā加
guàn冠
，
hái还
shì是
gè个
shào少
nián年
。
He hasn't had his capping ceremony yet; he's still a teenager.
Guàn冠
lǐ礼
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
gǔ古
dài代
zhòng重
yào要
de的
lǐ礼
yí仪
zhī之
yī一
。
The capping ceremony was one of the important rituals in ancient China.
《
Lǐ礼
Jì记
》
zhōng中
xiáng详
xì细
jì记
zǎi载
le了
guàn冠
lǐ礼
de的
chéng程
xù序
。
The 'Book of Rites' details the procedures of the capping ceremony.
Zhè这
wèi位
gōng公
zǐ子
jí即
jiāng将
jǔ举
xíng行
guàn冠
lǐ礼
，
zhèng正
shì式
chéng成
wéi为
chéng成
nián年
rén人
。
This young nobleman is about to hold his capping ceremony and officially become an adult.
Relations
Measure Words
个/ gè
Primary
项/ xiàng