CHINESE CHARACTER

罐 (guàn): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

guàn

jar, jug, pitcher, pot

HSK 623 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

缶

Primary radical

缶 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 罐.

雚

Phonetic component

雚 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 23

Write 罐 in 23 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 罐

罐guàn

HSK 6 · can; jar; pot

罐头guàntou

HSK 7-9 · tin; can

易拉罐yìlāguàn

HSK 7-9 · pull-top can; easy-open can (with ring-pull)

Examples using 罐

罐

汤姆有一大罐零钱。

Tāng mǔ yǒu yí dà guàn líng qián。

Tom has a large jar of pennies.

罐头

我构不到那罐番茄罐头。

Wǒ gòu bú dào nà guàn fān qié guàn tóu。

I can't reach that can of tomatoes.

FAQ

What does 罐 (guàn) mean in Chinese?

jar, jug, pitcher, pot

How do you write 罐 in stroke order?

罐 has 23 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 罐?

缶 is the radical in 罐. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 罐?

罐 (guàn): can; jar; pot; 罐头 (guàntou): tin; can; 易拉罐 (yìlāguàn): pull-top can; easy-open can (with ring-pull).