莞 (guān): Skimmia japonica, (district)

莞 (guān) is a Chinese character meaning “skimmia japonica.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 艹 (grass). It ranks #5193 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 艹 grass10 strokesFrequency #5193

Definitions

  1. Skimmia japonica
  2. (district)

Stroke Order

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2
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10

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
东莞dōng guǎnsee 東莞市|东莞市[Dong1 guan3 Shi4]
莞尔一笑wǎn ěr yī xiào(literary) to smile
东莞市dōng guǎn shìDongguan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 Sheng3]
莞尔wǎn ěr(literary) to smile
4
Total compounds
50
As first character
25
As last character
25
As middle character

莞 appears in 4 compound words: 50 as the first character, 25 as the last, and 25 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

这个莞字在古汉语中有不同的含义。

zhè gè guān zì zài gǔ hàn yǔ zhōng yǒu bù tóng de hán yì .

In Classical Chinese, the character "莞" has different meanings.

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 莞 (guān) mean in Chinese?
莞 (guān) primarily means "skimmia japonica." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #5193 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 莞 have?
莞 is written with 10 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 莞?
The radical associated with 莞 is 艹 (grass). This radical appears in many characters related to grass.
What are common words containing 莞?
Common words with 莞 include: 东莞 (dōng guǎn, "see 東莞市|东莞市[Dong1 guan3 Shi4]"); 莞尔一笑 (wǎn ěr yī xiào, "(literary) to smile"); 东莞市 (dōng guǎn shì, "Dongguan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 Sheng3]"); 莞尔 (wǎn ěr, "(literary) to smile"). There are over 4 compound words containing this character.
Is 莞 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 莞 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.