guān
棺
common
Meaning of 棺
棺 means coffin; casket. Pronounced g u ā n.
- coffin; casket
Character Info
Radical木
Strokes12
Components
木
官
Stroke Order
棺
Definitions & Examples
Gài盖
g棺
u论
ā定
，
n一
lùn个
dìng人
yī的
gè是
rén非
de功
shì过
，
fēi死
gōng后
guò才
sǐ能
hòu做
cái出
néng结
zuò论
。
Only after the lid is on the coffin can a person's life be judged; final judgment can only be made after death.
Nà那
kǒu口
g棺
u材
ā是
n用
cai上
shì好
yòng的
shàng楠
hǎo木
de做
nán的
。
That coffin is made of high-quality nanmu wood.
Líng灵
táng堂
lǐ里
tíng停
fàng放
zhe着
yī一
kǒu口
hēi黑
qī漆
de的
g棺
u材
。
A black-lacquered coffin rests in the mourning hall.
Chuán传
tǒng统
de的
g棺
u材
ā通
n常
cai长
tōng两
cháng米
，
cháng宽
liǎng半
mǐ米
。
Traditional coffins are usually two meters long and half a meter wide.
Yóu由
yú于
tǔ土
dì地
jǐn紧
quē缺
，
tǔ土
zàng葬
hé和
g棺
u材
ā的
n使
cai用
de越
shǐ来
yòng越
yuè少
lái了
。
Due to land shortages, earth burial and the use of coffins are becoming less common.
Relations
Synonyms
Measure Words
口/ kǒu
Primary
具/ jù
个/ gè