官
official, office
At a glance · 官
Evolution of the glyph
Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.
Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE
官字小篆从宀从𠂉从𠤟，会意为官府、职事；本义为官吏、官署。甲骨文未见。
What the sketch shows
Origins & notes
官本义为官吏、官职，引申为官方。
Structure
会意字，从宀（房舍）从𠤟，表示治事之所与职官。
At a glance
Pinyinguān
Radical宀
Strokes8
UnicodeU+5B98
Character type会意
Theme政事
Six languages, one character
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English
official, office
Guan is an associative character meaning an official and a government office.
Français
fonctionnaire, bureau
Guan est un caractère associatif signifiant un fonctionnaire et un bureau gouvernemental.
Español
funcionario, oficina
Guan es un carácter asociativo que significa funcionario y oficina gubernamental.
العربية
مسؤول، مكتب
غوان حرف تركيبي يعني المسؤول ومكتب الحكومة.
Русский
чиновник, ведомство
Гуань — ассоциативный знак, означающий чиновника и правительственное учреждение.
Common words
- 官员guān yuánofficial
- 器官qì guānorgan