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罐

guàn

HSK 6 Character

What 罐 means

1. can
2. jar
3. pot

Other readings

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

• guànvariant of {罐|guàn}

Example sentences

• 这是个罐子。
  Zhè shì ge guànzi.
  This is a can.
• 罐子是空的。
  The can is empty.
• 梅格买一罐番茄。
  Meg bought a can of tomatoes.
• 只剩下一罐肉了。
  There is only one can of meat left.
• 罐子里有一些饼干。
  Guànzi lǐ yǒuyīxiē bǐnggān.
  There are some cookies in the jar.
• 罐头里没有砂糖了。
  Guàntou lǐ méiyǒu shātáng le.
  There is no sugar left in the pot.

Words starting with 罐

• 罐头guàn toutin; can
• 罐子guàn zijar; pitcher; pot
• 罐装guàn zhuāngcanned (food, coffee etc)
• 罐车guàn chē(road) tanker truck; (rail) tank car; tank wagon
• 罐头笑声guàn tóu xiào shēngcanned laughter; laugh track
• 罐头起子guàn tou qǐ zican opener
• 罐笼guàn lóng(mining) mine cage

Words containing 罐

• 易拉罐yì lā guànpull-top can; easy-open can (with ring-pull)
• 拔罐bá guàncupping glass; fire cupping…
• 水罐shuǐ guàncontainer for holding and pouring water (or other liquid): jug, pitcher, clay jar, jerry…
• 药罐yào guànpot for decocting herbal medicine
• 蜜罐mì guànhoney pot; fig. comfortable living conditions; privileged environment
• 铁罐tiě guànmetal pot
• 储气罐chǔ qì guàngas tank (for gas, not gasoline)
• 存钱罐cún qián guànpiggy bank; coin bank; money box
• 拔火罐bá huǒ guàn(TCM) to cup; to give a cupping treatment; short detachable stove chimney used to help…
• 拔罐子bá guàn zito practice cupping (technique used in TCM)
• 拔罐法bá guàn fǎfire cupping…
• 易开罐yì kāi guàn(Taiwan) pull-top can; easy-open can (with ring-pull)
• 氧化罐yǎng huà guànHopcalite canister; Hopcalite cartridge
• 油罐车yóu guàn chēoil tanker truck; fuel tanker
• 开罐器kāi guàn qìcan opener
• 澡罐zǎo guàntub (used for ablutions in a monastery)
• 屏蔽罐píng bì guàncask
• 破罐破摔pò guàn pò shuāi(lit.) to smash a pot just because it has a crack (idiom)…
• 拔火罐儿bá huǒ guàn rerhua variant of 拔火罐

Characters built on 雚

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

• 灌guànto irrigate; to pour; to install (software)
• 獾huānbadger
• 鹳guàncrane; stork
• 颧quán(bound form) cheekbone

Characters that look like 罐

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

• 镶xiāngto inlay; to embed; ridge
• 麟línvariant of 麟
• 攥zuàn(colloquial) to hold; to grip; to grasp
• 攫juéto seize; to snatch; to grab
• 鼹yǎnmole
• 髑dúused in 髑髅

Sounds the same

Read guàn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 惯accustomed to; used to; indulge
• 冠to put on a hat; to be first; to dub
• 贯to pierce through; to pass through; to be stringed together
• 灌to irrigate; to pour; to install (software)
• 观Taoist monastery; palace gate watchtower; platform
• 掼to fling; to fall; to wear
• 盥to wash (especially hands)
• 鹳crane; stork
• 涫(classical) to boil
• 祼pour out libation
• 瓘jade used for making goblets
• 卝two bunches of hair on a child