guǎn

archaic
technical

Meaning of

琯 means an ancient jade wind instrument with six holes. Pronounced guǎn.

  • an ancient jade wind instrument with six holes

Character Info

Radical
Strokes11

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

 
Shī
Jīng
 
zhōng
zǎi
le
rén
chuī
zòu
guǎn
de
chǎng
jǐng
 

The Book of Songs records scenes of ancient people playing the jade 'guan'.

Chū
de
guǎn
zhèng
míng
le
dài
yuè
wén
huà
de
 

The unearthed jade 'guan' proves the sophistication of ancient ritual and music culture.

Zhè
jiàn
guǎn
yǒu
liù
kǒng
 
zhì
zuò
shí
fēn
jīng
měi
 

This jade 'guan' has six holes and is exquisitely crafted.

Relations

Measure Words

/ jiàn
Primary
/ zhī
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