(Huàn): surname Huan, imperial official

(Huàn) is a Chinese character meaning “surname huan.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical (roof). It ranks #4939 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: roof9 strokesFrequency #4939

Definitions

  1. surname Huan
  2. imperial official

Stroke Order

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2
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9

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
guān huànfunctionary
huàn guāncourt eunuch
guān huàn rén jiāfamily of a functionary (i.e. educated middle class in Qing times)
huàn ménfamily of officials
huàn hǎiofficialdom
huàn hǎi fēng bōlit. raging sea of bureaucracy
xiǎn huànhigh official
huàn qíhorse guard
shì huàn(literary) to serve as an official
jī huàn(literary) to serve as a government official far from one's native place
10
Total compounds
50
As first character
40
As last character
10
As middle character

appears in 10 compound words: 50 as the first character, 40 as the last, and 10 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

写好字需要掌握正确的笔画顺序。

xiě hǎo Huàn zì xū yāo zhǎng wò zhèng què de bǐ huà shùn xù .

To write the character "宦" correctly, you need to follow the correct stroke order.

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 宦 (Huàn) mean in Chinese?
宦 (Huàn) primarily means "surname huan." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #4939 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 宦 have?
宦 is written with 9 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 宦?
The radical associated with 宦 is 宀 (roof). This radical appears in many characters related to roof.
What are common words containing 宦?
Common words with 宦 include: 官宦 (guān huàn, "functionary"); 宦官 (huàn guān, "court eunuch"); 官宦人家 (guān huàn rén jiā, "family of a functionary (i.e. educated middle class in Qing times)"); 宦门 (huàn mén, "family of officials"); 宦海 (huàn hǎi, "officialdom"). There are over 10 compound words containing this character.
Is 宦 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 宦 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.