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Character · Verb, noun · NounTraditional管

same as '管1' & '管2'; surname

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

verb, noun

same as the primary meanings of character '管'

This entry indicates the character has the same core meanings as the more common character 管 (guǎn). This is typically used in character dictionaries to refer to a variant or simplified form. In practice, the character 管 is used for all major meanings: to manage, to be in charge of; a tube, a pipe.

Zhè这
gè个
bù部
mén门
yóu由
tā他
guǎn管
lǐ理
 。

This department is managed by him.

Shuǐ水
liú流
tōng通
guò过
yī一
gēn根
jīn金
shǔ属
guǎn管
 。

Water flows through a metal pipe.

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Bié别
guǎn管
wǒ我
de的
xián闲
shì事
 。

Don't meddle in my business.

2.

noun

a surname

A Chinese surname. Note that the character itself is used as the surname.

Guǎn管
lǎo老
shī师
shì是
wǒ我
men们
de的
bān班
zhǔ主
rèn任
 。

Teacher Guan is our homeroom teacher.

Chūn春
qiū秋
shí时
qī期
yǒu有
zhù著
míng名
de的
zhèng政
zhì治
jiā家
Guǎn管
Zhòng仲
 。

During the Spring and Autumn period, there was the famous statesman Guan Zhong.