惯 (guàn): habit, used to
惯 (guàn) is a Chinese character meaning “habit, used to.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 忄 (semantic) and 贯 (phonetic). It ranks #1220 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 惯 heart. Its radical form 忄 (heart) appears in many related characters such as 忙 (máng, busy), 快 (kuài, fast, happy), 怎 (zěn, how).
Definitions
- habit, used to
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 惯
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 惯例noun | guàn lì | convention |
| 看不惯verb | kàn bu guàn | cannot bear to see |
| 惯用verb | guàn yòng | to use habitually |
| 惯犯noun | guàn fàn | recidivist |
| 惯性noun | guàn xìng | (physics) inertia |
| 司空见惯phrase | sī kōng jiàn guàn | a common occurrence (idiom) |
| 习惯性adjective | xí guàn xìng | customary |
| 娇生惯养phrase | jiāo shēng guàn yǎng | pampered and spoiled since childhood |
| 娇惯verb | jiāo guàn | to pamper |
| 惯量 | guàn liàng | inertia (mechanics) |
| 习惯法noun | xí guàn fǎ | customary law |
| 惯偷noun | guàn tōu | habitual thief |
| 惯窃noun | guàn qiè | habitual thief |
| 习惯成自然proverb | xí guàn chéng zì rán | (saying) habit becomes second nature |
| 惯用手 | guàn yòng shǒu | dominant hand |
惯 appears in 30 compound words: 53 as the first character, 20 as the last, and 27 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 惯 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
我习惯了每天早上六点起床，周末也不例外。
Wǒ xíguàn le měitiān zǎoshang liù diǎn qǐchuáng, zhōumò yě bù lìwài.
I'm used to getting up at six every morning, even on weekends.
女生说话喜欢插嘴巴的原因,健康社交习惯探讨
nǚ shēng shuō huà xǐ huān chā zuǐ bā de yuán yīn , jiàn kāng shè jiāo xí guàn tàn tǎo
The reasons why girls like to interject when talking are discussed for healthy social habits
...网红开启退休后“第二人生” 戒掉6种坏习惯生活更快乐
. . . wǎng hóng kāi qǐ tuì xiū hòu dì èr rén shēng jiè diào 6 zhǒng huài xí guàn shēng huó gēng kuài lè
... Internet celebrities start a "second life" after retirement, quit 6 bad habits, and live a happier life
...05年出生女子或成最长寿,该女子的日常习惯引发关注
. . . 0 5 nián chū shēng nǚ zǐ huò chéng zuì cháng shòu , gāi nǚ zǐ de rì cháng xí guàn yǐn fā guān zhù
... A woman born in 05 may become the longest-lived, and the woman's daily habits have attracted attention
男生小便完甩一下是文化习惯还是生理现象?全球男性普遍如此吗
nán shēng xiǎo biàn wán shuǎi yī xià shì wén huà xí guàn hái shì shēng lǐ xiàn xiàng ? quán qiú nán xìng pǔ biàn rú cǐ ma
Is shaking after urination a cultural habit or a physiological phenomenon? Is this common among men worldwide?
儿童理财|校长吁及早建立良好理财习惯 家长必学将储蓄融入生活:“财分三份”建...
ér tóng lǐ cái jiào cháng xū jí zǎo jiàn lì liáng hǎo lǐ cái xí guàn jiā cháng bì xué jiāng chǔ xù róng rù shēng huó : cái fēn sān fèn jiàn . . .
Children's financial management|Principal calls for early establishment of good financial habits Parents must learn to integrate savings into life: "divide the wealth into three parts" to build...
你习惯在宿舍生活了吗？
Nǐ xíguàn zài sùshè shēnghuó le ma?
Are you used to living in the dorms?
你有吃早餐的习惯吗？
Nǐ yǒu chī zǎocān de xíguàn ma?
Do you usually eat breakfast?
好习惯是从小养成的。
Hǎo xíguàn shì cóng xiǎo yǎngchéng de.
Good habits should be cultivated in childhood.
你很快就会习惯吃日本料理了。
Nǐ hěn kuài jiù huì xíguàn chī Rìběn liàolǐ le.
You'll soon get used to Japanese food.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 忄 (heart) component
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