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官 (guān): official, government official

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HSK 6noun

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: official, government official
Characters: 1
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 6
Strokes: 8
Radical: 宀
Structure: 上下结构

Full definitions

government official
governmental
official
public
organ of the body
surname Guan

Chinese explanation

指政府中担任一定职务、负责管理或执行公务的人员
也指官职、官位
在古汉语中还可以指人体的感觉器官，如五官
此外，官也是一个常见的姓氏。

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Example sentences

His surname is Guan; he is a descendant of the Guan family.

Teacher Guan is lecturing in the classroom.

I have a friend named Guan Ming.

Mr. Guan, hello! Nice to meet you.

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