莞 (guǎn): used in 东莞 (Dongguan, a city in Guangdong), Skimmia japonica
莞 (guǎn) is a Chinese character meaning “used in 东莞 (dongguan, a city in guangdong).” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 艹 (semantic) and 完 (phonetic). It ranks #5193 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 莞 plant. Its radical form 艹 (grass) appears in many related characters such as 蒸 (zhēng, to steam), 草 (cǎo, grass), 花 (huā, flower).
Definitions
- used in 东莞 (Dongguan, a city in Guangdong)
- Skimmia japonica
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 东莞proper-noun | dōng guǎn | see 東莞市|东莞市 |
| 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 |
| 莞尔adjective | wǎn ěr | (literary) to smile |
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.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 莞 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
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.
因此，他只能同情地看待，“莞尔一笑，不痛不痒”。
yīn cǐ , tā zhī néng tóng qíng dì kàn dài , guān ěr yī xiào , bù tòng bù yǎng .
Therefore, he could only view the situation with sympathy, “smiling faintly, without any real emotion.”
电影里，当“永乐”两字反复出现时，也许熟悉八仙故事的观众会莞尔一笑。
diàn yǐng lǐ , dāng yǒng lè liǎng zì fǎn fù chū xiàn shí , yě xǔ shú xī bā xiān gù shì de guàn zhòng huì guān ěr yī xiào .
In the movie, whenever the words “Yongle” appear repeatedly, viewers familiar with the story of the Eight Immortals may find themselves smiling.
Character Family
Frequently Asked Questions
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