Dictionary › 筦

筦

Guǎn

Character

What 筦 means

1. surname Guan

Characters built on 竹

These share the phonetic component 竹 (zhú), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 管guǎnto take care (of); to control; to manage
• 篆zhuànseal (of office); seal script (a calligraphic style); the small seal 小篆 and great seal 大篆
• 筌quánbamboo fish trap
• 簖duànbamboo fish trap

Sounds the same

Read Guǎn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 馆building; shop; term for certain service establishments
• 管to take care (of); to control; to manage
• 莞(district)
• 琯mus. instr.; to polish jade or gold
• 鳤Ochetobius elongatus, species of cyprinid fish found in eastern Asia
• 痯ill-looking