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Information of 棺

Pinyinguān

Radical

木

Strokes

12 strokes

Usage

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Definition

coffin

棺 [guān] 1. A container used to bury the dead. - Examples: - ~材 (Material for the coffin) - ~木 (Wood used for the coffin) - ~椟 (Coffin box) - ~椁 (Coffin lid) - 盖～论定 (Decide upon the coffin lid) 【Original Meaning】: Refers to a coffin, the container for laying to rest a corpse. 【Character Formation】: Phonetic compound; consists of 木 (wood) and 官 (official). 【Extended Meanings】: 1. From "Shuo Wen" (説文): A coffin, meaning to cover the body. The "Book of Filial Piety" (孝经) states: "The coffin is made for the body." 2. From "Bai Hu Tong" (白虎通): The term "coffin" implies a completeness, signifying a container that holds the body entirely. 3. From "Gu Wen Kao" (古文考): "The sun produces wooden coffins, while the You clan used clay coffins." 【Examples】: - 棺材本 (referring to savings for elderly care); - 棺材座子 (the base for the coffin); - 棺尸 (the corpse in the coffin); - 棺衾 (the coffin and the quilt, generally referring to burial items).

抬棺 tái guān

Carry the coffin

水晶棺 shuǐ jīng guān

crystal sarcophagus

棺木 guān mù

coffin

棺材 guān cai

coffin / CL:具[ju4],口[kou3]

石棺 shí guān

sarcophagus

棺椁 guān guǒ

inner and outer coffins / coffin

内棺 nèi guān

Inner coffin

不见棺材不掉泪 bù jiàn guān cái bù diào lèi

No tears if you don't see the coffin

盖棺论定 gài guān lùn dìng

don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)

棺材瓤子 guān cai ráng zi

geezer with one foot in the grave (used jokingly or as an imprecation)

Input Method for 棺

Pinyinguan1

Wubi

spnn|spng

Cangjie

djrr

Zhengma

fwy

Four Corner

43977

Unicode

U+68fa

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Same Radical Characters

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