Which Chinese characters are pronounced guan?

This page lists 27 dictionary entries with the base pinyin syllable guan, organized by their tone-marked pronunciation.

Do all guan characters have the same tone?

No. Characters can share the base syllable guan while using different Mandarin tones. The tone-marked pinyin beside each character shows the difference.

How can I practice writing guan characters?

Open any character for animated stroke order, or send the character set to the free worksheet generator for printable Tianzige or Mizige practice.

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PINYIN SYLLABLE

Chinese characters with Pinyin guan

Learn how to write 27 Chinese characters pronounced “guan” across 3 tone-marked pronunciations. Open any character for animated stroke order, words, sentences, and printable practice.

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START WITH COMMON CHARACTERS

Common “guan” Chinese characters

The same romanized syllable can represent different characters and tones. These useful HSK vocabulary characters are shown first so learners can begin with everyday Mandarin.

关guān

mountain pass

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馆guǎn

building

HSK 2Learn →

惯guàn

accustomed to

HSK 3Learn →

观guān

to look at

HSK 4Learn →

管guǎn

to take care (of)

HSK 4Learn →

冠guān

hat

HSK 5Learn →

贯guàn

to pierce through

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官guān

government official

HSK 6Learn →

罐guàn

can

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棺guān

coffin

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灌guàn

to irrigate

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TONE-MARKED PINYIN

Chinese characters pronounced guàn

13 dictionary entries use the pronunciation guàn, including 惯 (accustomed to), 贯 (to pierce through), 罐 (can), 灌 (to irrigate), 毌 (archaic variant of 貫|贯[guan4]).

13 characters

惯guàn

accustomed to

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贯guàn

to pierce through

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罐guàn

can

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灌guàn

to irrigate