罐 (guàn): can, jar, pot
罐 (guàn) is a Chinese character meaning “can.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 缶 (semantic) and 雚 (phonetic). It ranks #2333 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 罐 jar. Its radical form 缶 (jar) appears in many related characters such as 缺 (quē, deficiency), 缸 (gāng, jar).
Definitions
- can
- jar
- pot
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 罐子noun | guàn zi | jar |
| 罐头noun | guàn tou | tin |
| 易拉罐noun | yì lā guàn | pull-top can |
| 水罐noun | shuǐ guàn | container for holding and pouring water (or other liquid): jug, pitcher, clay jar, jerry can, water bottle etc |
| 蜜罐noun | mì guàn | honey pot |
| 罐车noun | guàn chē | (road) tanker truck |
| 储气罐 | chǔ qì guàn | gas tank (for gas, not gasoline) |
| 罐头起子noun | guàn tou qǐ zi | can opener |
| 罐头笑声noun | guàn tóu xiào shēng | canned laughter |
| 易开罐noun | yì kāi guàn | (Tw) pull-top can |
| 开罐器noun | kāi guàn qì | can opener |
| 存钱罐noun | cún qián guàn | piggy bank |
| 拔火罐儿verb | bá huǒ guàn r | erhua variant of 拔火罐 |
| 油罐车noun | yóu guàn chē | oil tanker truck |
| 拔罐子verb | bá guàn zi | to practice cupping (technique used in TCM) |
罐 appears in 26 compound words: 27 as the first character, 50 as the last, and 23 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 罐 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
这个罐字的意思与它的部首有关。
zhè gě guàn zì de yì sī yú tā de bù shǒu yǒu guān .
The meaning of the character "罐" is related to its radical.
轿车变“油罐车”走私津贴汽油 3名老翁边境套利落网
jiào chē biàn yóu guàn chē zǒu sī jīn tiē qì yóu 3 míng lǎo wēng biān jìng tào lì luò wǎng
Three Elderly Men Arrested for Smuggling Subsidized Gasoline in a Car Disguised as a "Tanker" to Arbitrage at the Border
与油罐车擦撞卷轮内 高雄微型电动二轮车骑士惊险...
yǔ yóu guàn chē cā zhuàng juǎn lún nèi gāo xióng wēi xíng diàn dòng èr lún chē qí shì jīng xiǎn . . .
Kaohsiung scooter rider narrowly escapes after being dragged under a tanker truck following a collision...
...tify与Liquid Death出骨灰罐蓝牙音箱
. . . t i f y yǔ L i q u i d D e a t h chū gǔ huī guàn lán yá yīn xiāng
... tify and Liquid Death released an urn Bluetooth speaker
黄春罐:阿末扎希有机会担任首相吗?
huáng chūn guàn : ā mò zhā xī yǒu jī huì dān rèn shǒu xiāng ma ?
Huang Chuncan: Does Ahmad Zahid have a chance to be prime minister?
...新游乐场用家为本 打造“好玩城市” 摆脱罐头式设计 反思痛点平衡营运压力
. . . xīn yóu lè chǎng yòng jiā wéi běn dǎ zào hǎo wán chéng shì bǎi tuō guàn tóu shì shè jì fǎn sī tòng diǎn píng héng yíng yùn yā lì
... The new playground is user-oriented to create a "fun city" Break away from canned design and reflect on pain points to balance operational pressure
我构不到那罐番茄罐头。
Wǒ gòu bù dào nà guàn fānqié guàntou.
I can't reach that can of tomatoes.
汤姆拿起罐子读标签。
Tāngmǔ náqǐ guànzi dú biāoqiān.
Tom picked up the jar and read the label.
罐子里有一些饼干。
Guànzi lǐ yǒuyīxiē bǐnggān.
There are some cookies in the jar.
梅格买了一罐西红柿。
Méi gé mǎi le yī guàn xīhóngshì.
Meg bought a can of tomatoes.
Character Family
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