ɡuān

冠

Character · Noun · Adjective

hat; cap; crown-shaped thing

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Meanings

2 senses · 10 examples
1.

noun

hat; cap; official headgear

Refers to headwear, especially formal or traditional hats. In ancient China, different types of '冠' indicated social status.

Gǔ古
dài代
guān官
yuán员
dōu都
dài戴
zhe着
guān官
mào帽
 。

Ancient officials all wore official hats.

Tā他
de的
yī衣
guān冠
zhěng整
qí齐
 ,
kàn看
qǐ起
lái来
hěn很
zhèng正
shì式
 。

His clothes and hat are neat, looking very formal.

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Huáng皇
guān冠
shì是
guó国
wáng王
quán权
lì力
de的
xiàng象
zhēng征
 。

The crown is a symbol of the king's power.

Zhè这
dǐng顶
guì桂
guān冠
dài代
biǎo表
zhe着
zuì最
gāo高
róng荣
yù誉
 。

This laurel crown represents the highest honor.

Tā他
qì气
de得
nù怒
fà发
chōng冲
guān冠
 ,
dà大
shēng声
zhì质
wèn问
duì对
fāng方
 。

He was so angry that his hair stood up under his hat, loudly questioning the other party.

2.

adjective

crown-shaped; cap-shaped; on top

Describes things that have a shape like a hat or are located on top of something.

Gōng公
jī鸡
de的
jī鸡
guān冠
xiān鲜
hóng红
duó夺
mù目
 。

The rooster's comb is bright red and eye-catching.

Zhè这
kē棵
dà大
shù树
de的
shù树
guān冠
fēi非
cháng常
mào茂
mì密
 。

The crown of this big tree is very dense.

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Shān山
dǐng顶
shàng上
yǒu有
yí一
kuài块
guān冠
zhuàng状
de的
jù巨
shí石
 。

There is a crown-shaped boulder on the mountaintop.

Yī医
shēng生
jiǎn检
chá查
le了
tā他
de的
guān冠
zhuàng状
dòng动
mài脉
 。

The doctor examined his coronary arteries.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
mó蘑
gū菇
de的
jūn菌
gài盖
chéng呈
sǎn伞
guān冠
xíng形
 。

The cap of this kind of mushroom is umbrella-shaped.