HSK 6 · Objects

罐 guàn “jar” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 罐 means

  1. jar
  2. can
  3. pot

How to say 罐

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale罐guàn4th tone, falling

罐 in a sentence

  1. 罐子里有一些饼干。

    Guànzi lǐ yǒu yìxiē bǐnggān.

    There are some biscuits in the jar.

    Sentence #895191 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

  2. 只剩下一罐肉了。

    Zhǐ shèngxià yí guàn ròu le.

    There’s only one tin of meat left.

    Sentence #1020013 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 罐子是空的。

    Guànzi shì kōng de.

    The jar is empty.

    Sentence #433930 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 罐 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 罐 (guàn) with each of its parts in a different colour
罐guàncan
  • 缶jar · fǒuMeaning part
  • 雚heron · guànSound part

缶 hints at the meaning (jar); 雚 (guàn) hints at the sound. Compare it with guàn.

How to write 罐

罐 23 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

罐 (guàn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the character in the order you write it
Stroke order chart for 罐 (guàn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 罐

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FAQs

罐 (guàn) means “jar” or “can”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it guàn: guàn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 罐 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type guan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 罐 from the suggestions. Typing guan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
罐 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.