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Translingual
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Han character
管 (Kangxi radical 118, 竹+8, 14 strokes, cangjie input 竹十口口 (HJRR), four-corner 88777, composition ⿱𥫗官)
Derived characters
- 𪴌, 𤪔, 䌣, 䲘(鳤), 𤻥
References
- KangXi: page 889, character 6
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 26162
- Dae Jaweon: page 1316, character 12
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 2986, character 5
- Unihan data for U+7BA1
Chinese
| trad. | 管 | |
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| simp. # | 管 | |
Glyph origin
Characters in the same phonetic series (官) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| 官 | *koːn |
| 棺 | *koːn, *koːns |
| 倌 | *koːn, *kroːns |
| 悹 | *koːn, *koːnʔ, *koːns |
| 涫 | *koːn, *koːns |
| 管 | *koːnʔ |
| 琯 | *koːnʔ, *kuːns |
| 痯 | *koːnʔ, *koːns |
| 輨 | *koːnʔ |
| 錧 | *koːnʔ, *koːns |
| 館 | *koːnʔ, *koːns |
| 婠 | *koːns, *qoːn, *qruːd |
| 悺 | *koːns |
| 逭 | *ɡoːns |
| 菅 | *kroːn |
| 綰 | *qroːnʔ, *qroːns |
| 捾 | *qoːd |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *koːnʔ) : semantic 竹 (“bamboo”) + phonetic 官 (OC *koːn).
Pronunciation
Definitions
管
- (music) a cylindrical double-reed woodwind instrument made of bamboo or wood
- (music, by extension) any wind instrument
- (by extension) slender tubular hollow object; pipe; tube; duct; canal; valve; fistula
- 吸管 ― xīguǎn ― straw
- (literary) calligraphy brush; inkbrush
- Classifier for tube-shaped objects.
- to administer; to manage; to control; to be in charge
- 管理 ― guǎnlǐ ― to manage
- to subject someone to discipline; to discipline
- to concern oneself with; to interfere with
- 你管他作甚！ [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad. and simp.]
- From: Various editors. c. 13th century. A Collection of Conversations of Master Zhu (《朱子語類》)
- Nǐ guǎn tā zuòshèn! [Pinyin]
- Why mind them at all!
- to be responsible for the provision of; to provide; to supply
- to assure; to guarantee; to ensure; to keep
- despite; regardless of; irrespective of
- (colloquial) used in the pattern 管……叫…… (“to call (someone/something the name of)”), where 管 is followed by the entity that is being called a name
- 臺灣人管花生也叫土豆。 [MSC, trad.]
- Táiwānrén guǎn huāshēng yě jiào tǔdòu. [Pinyin]
- Taiwanese people also call peanuts 土豆.
台湾人管花生也叫土豆。 [MSC, simp.]
- (dialectal, colloquial) indicates the object of an action: to
- (Sichuanese) to be worth
- a surname
- 管寧／管宁 ― Guǎn Níng ― Guan Ning
Synonyms
- (writing brush):
Dialectal synonyms of 毛筆 (“calligraphy brush; inkbrush”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 管 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 毛筆 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 毛筆 |
| Taiwan | 毛筆 | |
| Ulanhot | 水筆 | |
| Tongliao | 水筆 | |
| Chifeng | 毛筆 | |
| Bayanhot | 毛筆 | |
| Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 水筆 | |
| Harbin | 毛筆 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 水筆, 毛筆 | |
| Jinan | 毛筆 | |
| Luoyang | 毛筆 | |
| Wanrong | 毛筆, 生紅 dated | |
| Wanrong (Ronghe) | 生胡 | |
| Zhengzhou | 毛筆 | |
| Xi'an | 毛筆, 墨筆, 生活 dated | |
| Yinchuan | 毛筆, 生花 dated | |
| Lanzhou | 生活 | |
| Xining | 生活, 筆 | |
| Ürümqi | 毛筆, 生活 dated | |
| Wuhan | 毛筆, 墨筆 dated | |
| Chengdu | 毛筆, 墨筆 | |
| Guiyang | 墨筆, 毛筆 | |
| Liuzhou | 毛筆 | |
| Xuzhou | 毛筆 | |
| Yangzhou | 毛筆 | |
| Nanjing | 墨筆, 毛筆 | |
| Hefei | 毛筆, 墨筆 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 毛筆, 墨筆 |
| Hong Kong | 毛筆 | |
| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 毛筆 | |
| Dongguan | 毛筆 | |
| Yangjiang | 毛筆, 墨筆 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 毛筆 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 墨筆 |
| Lichuan | 毛筆 | |
| Pingxiang | 墨筆 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 毛筆, 水筆 |
| Changting | 毛筆 | |
| Wuping | 毛筆 | |
| Ninghua | 筆 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 毛筆, 水筆 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 毛筆, 水筆 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 毛筆, 水筆 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 毛筆, 水筆 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 毛筆, 水筆 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 毛筆, 膨筆, 水筆 | |
| Hong Kong | 毛筆 | |
| Luchuan (Daqiao) | 毛筆 | |
| Senai (Huiyang) | 毛筆 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 毛筆 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 毛筆, 筆 |
| Xinzhou | 毛筆 | |
| Taibus (Baochang) | 毛筆 | |
| Linhe | 毛筆 | |
| Jining | 毛筆 | |
| Hohhot | 毛筆 | |
| Baotou | 毛筆 | |
| Dongsheng | 毛筆 | |
| Haibowan | 毛筆 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 毛筆, 水筆 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 毛筆, 墨筆, 水筆 |
| Changle | 毛筆 | |
| Fuqing | 毛筆, 水筆 | |
| Yongtai | 水筆 | |
| Gutian | 水筆 | |
| Fu'an | 水筆 | |
| Ningde | 墨筆 | |
| Shouning | 墨筆 | |
| Zhouning | 墨筆 | |
| Fuding | 墨筆 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 水筆, 毛筆 |
| Quanzhou | 毛筆 | |
| Zhangzhou | 水筆, 毛筆 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 毛筆 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 毛筆 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 毛筆 | |
| Chaozhou | 毛筆, 墨筆 | |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 毛筆 | |
| Haikou | 毛筆 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 毛筆 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 毛筆, 墨筆 |
| Suzhou | 毛筆, 墨筆 | |
| Danyang | 毛筆, 墨筆 | |
| Hangzhou | 毛筆, 墨筆 | |
| Ningbo | 墨筆 | |
| Wenzhou | 墨筆 | |
| Jinhua | 墨筆, 毛筆 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 墨筆 |
| Loudi | 墨筆 | |
| Shuangfeng | 墨筆, 寫字筆, 筆 | |
- (to concern oneself with):
Dialectal synonyms of 理 (“to be concerned with; to pay attention to”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 理, 管, 睬, 理睬, 理會 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 理, 搭理, 搭咯 |
| Taiwan | 理, 管 | |
| Jinan | 理, 搭理 | |
| Xi'an | 招, 理 | |
| Wuhan | 邇, 理, 睬 | |
| Chengdu | 理, 睬 | |
| Yangzhou | 睬 | |
| Hefei | 理, 睬 | |
| Singapore | 理, 管 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 睬, 理, 騷 |
| Hong Kong | 睬, 理, 騷 | |
| Yangjiang | 理, 睬 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 理 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 理, 搭 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 睬, 唰 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 理, 理睬 |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 理 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 叕, 插 |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 插, 插唆, 插潲, 插管, 管待 |
| Quanzhou | 插, 插唆, 插潲 | |
| Zhangzhou | 插, 插潲, 插管, 管待 | |
| Tainan | 插, 管, 管待 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 插潲 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 插, 插潲, 管, 插管, 甩 | |
| Chaozhou | 睬 | |
| Shantou | 理 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 插 | |
| Wu | Suzhou | 理, 睬 |
| Wenzhou | 朝, 理 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 齒 |
| Shuangfeng | 齒, 搭, 邇 | |
- (to assure):
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Synonyms of 管
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Compounds
Derived terms from 管
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Descendants
Sino-Xenic (管):
- → Japanese: 管 (kan)
- → Korean: 관(管) (gwan)
- → Vietnamese: quản (管)
References
- “管”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學／香港中文大学 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Japanese
Kanji
管
(grade 4 “Kyōiku” kanji)
Readings
- Go-on: かん (kan, Jōyō)←くわん (kwan, historical)
- Kan-on: かん (kan, Jōyō)←くわん (kwan, historical)
- Kun: くだ (kuda, 管, Jōyō)
- Nanori: うち (uchi); すが (suga); すげ (suge)
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term |
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| 管 |
| かん Grade: 4 |
| on’yomi |
From Middle Chinese 管 (kuɑnX, “pipe, tube”).
Pronunciation
- On’yomi: Goon
- (Tokyo) かん [káꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA(key): [kã̠ɴ]
Noun
管 • (kan) ←くわん (kwan)?
- pipe
- a wind instrument
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term |
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| 管 |
| くだ Grade: 4 |
| kun’yomi |
From Old Japanese 管 (kuda, “pipe, tube”).[2][1][3]
Alternative forms
- 莩 (rare)
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) くだ [kúꜜdà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA(key): [kɯ̟ᵝda̠]
Noun
管 • (kuda)
- a pipe or tube, such as that made of bamboo, wood, metal, or rubber
- a shuttle for weaving with a loom (from the way the earliest shuttles were made from bamboo tubes)
- the central axis of a spindle for winding the thread
- short for 管の笛 (kuda no fue), a kind of small pipe or flute used for signalling during a battle, similar to a fife
- an agricultural tool, used to gather up cut rice stalks
- short for 管狐 (kudagitsune), a kind of mythical fox roughly the size of a weasel, that would live in bamboo stalks and make prophecies of the future
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
Korean
Hanja
管 (eumhun 피리 관 (piri gwan))
- Hanja form? of 관 (“pipe, tube”).
- Hanja form? of 관 (“piri, a woodwind instrument”).
Vietnamese
Han character
管: Hán Nôm readings: quản
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