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管

guǎn

HSK 4 Character

What 管 means

1. to take care (of)
2. to control
3. to manage
4. to be in charge of
5. to look after
6. to run
7. to care about
8. tube
9. pipe
10. woodwind
11. classifier for tube-shaped objects
12. particle similar to {把|bǎ} in 管...叫 constructions
13. writing brush
14. colloquialto
15. towards

Other readings

管 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Guǎnsurname Guan
• guǎnvariant of {管|guǎn}

Example sentences

• 管他呢！
  Whatever!
• 不管它。
  Skip it.
• 少管闲事!
  Mind your own business!
• 尽管提问。
  Feel free to ask any questions.
• 不要管我。
  Don't mind me.
• 别管我的事。
  Biéguǎn wǒ de shì.
  Stay out of my business.

Words starting with 管

• 管理guǎn lǐto supervise; to manage; to administer
• 管子guǎn zitube; pipe; drinking straw
• 管辖guǎn xiáto administer; to have jurisdiction (over)
• 管理员guǎn lǐ yuánmanager; administrator
• 管制guǎn zhìto control; to restrict; (PRC law) non-custodial sentence with specified restrictions on…
• 管道guǎn dàotubing; pipeline; (fig.) channel
• 管教guǎn jiàoto discipline; to teach; to guarantee
• 管家guǎn jiā(old) butler; steward; manager; administrator; housekeeper; to manage a household
• 管用guǎn yòngefficacious; useful
• 管理学guǎn lǐ xuémanagement studies
• 管理费guǎn lǐ fèimanagement fee
• 管线guǎn xiànpipeline; general term for pipes, cables etc
• 管理人guǎn lǐ rénsupervisor; manager; administrator
• 管不着guǎn bu zháoto have no right or ability to interfere in sth; it's none of your business!
• 管闲事guǎn xián shìto meddle; to be a "nosy Parker"; to be too inquisitive about other people's business
• 管束guǎn shùto exercise control over; restriction; control
• 管委会guǎn wěi huìadministrative committee; management committee; abbr. for 管理委员会
• 管理学院guǎn lǐ xué yuànschool of management
• 管理委员会guǎn lǐ wěi yuán huìadministrative committee; management committee
• 管弦乐guǎn xián yuèorchestral music
• 管仲Guǎn ZhòngGuan Zhong (-645 BC), famous politician of Qi 齐国 of Spring and Autumn period…
• 管治guǎn zhìgovernance; to govern
• 管风琴guǎn fēng qínorgan; pipe organ
• 管他guǎn tāno matter if; regardless of; don’t worry about (it, him etc)

Words containing 管

• 尽管jǐn guǎndespite; although; even though
• 不管bù guǎnnot to be concerned; regardless of; no matter
• 主管zhǔ guǎnin charge; responsible for; person in charge
• 保管bǎo guǎnto hold in safekeeping; to have in one's care; to guarantee; certainly; surely
• 监管jiān guǎnto oversee; to take charge of; to supervise
• 只管zhǐ guǎnsolely engrossed in one thing; just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest); simply
• 血管xuè guǎnvein; artery
• 不管怎样bù guǎn zěn yàngin any case; no matter what
• 总管zǒng guǎnto be in charge of (a major area of responsibility); person in charge; manager…
• 水管shuǐ guǎnwater pipe
• 城管chéng guǎnlocal government bylaw enforcement officer; city management (abbr. for 城市管理行政执法局
• 看管kān guǎnto look after
• 网管wǎng guǎnnetwork management; webmaster
• 接管jiē guǎnto take over; to assume control
• 分管fēn guǎnto be put in charge of; to be responsible for; branched passage
• 掌管zhǎng guǎnin charge of; to control
• 托管tuō guǎntrusteeship; to trust
• 经管jīng guǎnto be in charge of
• 心血管xīn xuè guǎn(anatomy) heart and blood vessels; cardiovascular
• 钢管gāng guǎnsteel pipe; pole (in pole dancing)
• 吸管xī guǎn(drinking) straw; pipette; eyedropper
• 交管jiāo guǎntraffic control
• 气管qì guǎnwindpipe; trachea; respiratory tract
• 照管zhào guǎnto look after; to provide for

Characters built on 官

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

• 馆guǎnbuilding; shop; term for certain service establishments
• 棺guāncoffin
• 倌guānkeeper of domestic animals; herdsman; (old) hired hand in certain trade
• 涫guàn(classical) to boil
• 逭huànto escape from

Characters that look like 管

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 誓shìoath; vow; to swear
• 蓄xùto store up; to grow (e.g. a beard); to entertain (ideas)
• 膏gāoointment; paste
• 赘zhuì(bound form) superfluous; (bound form) (of a man) to move into the household of one's…
• 霄xiāofirmament; heaven
• 篑kuìbasket for carrying soil

Sounds the same

Read guǎn, tone for tone, but written differently.

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