款 (kuǎn): section, paragraph, funds
款 (kuǎn) is a Chinese character meaning “section.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 士 (structural), 示 (structural) and 欠 (semantic). It ranks #807 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 款 owe. Its radical form 欠 (yawn) appears in many related characters such as 次 (cì, next in sequence), 欢 (huān, hubbub), 歌 (gē, song).
Definitions
- section
- paragraph
- funds
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 款
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 贷款verb/noun | dài kuǎn | a loan | 6 |
| 捐款verb/noun | juān kuǎn | to donate money | 6 |
| 存款verb/noun | cún kuǎn | to deposit money (in a bank etc) | 5 |
| 罚款verb/noun | fá kuǎn | to fine | 5 |
| 款式noun | kuǎn shì | pattern | 6 |
| 新款noun | xīn kuǎn | new style | 6 |
| 汇款verb/noun | huì kuǎn | to remit money | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 条款noun | tiáo kuǎn | clause (of contract or law) |
| 筹款noun | chóu kuǎn | fundraising |
| 付款verb | fù kuǎn | to pay a sum of money |
| 款待verb | kuǎn dài | to entertain |
| 公款noun | gōng kuǎn | public money |
| 提款机noun | tí kuǎn jī | bank autoteller |
| 退款verb | tuì kuǎn | to refund |
| 取款verb | qǔ kuǎn | to withdraw money from a bank |
| 赃款noun | zāng kuǎn | booty |
| 大款noun | dà kuǎn | very wealthy person |
| 欠款verb | qiàn kuǎn | to owe a debt |
| 巨款noun | jù kuǎn | huge sum of money |
| 拨款verb | bō kuǎn | to allocate funds |
| 款项noun | kuǎn xiàng | funds |
| 分期付款verb | fēn qī fù kuǎn | to pay in installments |
款 appears in 100 compound words: 13 as the first character, 73 as the last, and 14 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 款 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
Example Sentences
这个款字在古汉语中有不同的含义。
zhè gě kuǎn zì zài gǔ hàn yǔ zhōng yǒu bù tóng de hán yì .
This character "款" had different meanings in classical Chinese.
18岁青年认等钱使七度收骗款 被判入教导所
1 8 suì qīng nián rèn děng qián shǐ qī dù shōu piàn kuǎn bèi pàn rù jiào dǎo suǒ
The 18-year-old was sentenced to a correctional institution for accepting fraudulent money seven times
美关税新变局 涉外人士:审慎应对301条款调查
měi guān shuì xīn biàn jú shè wài rén shì : shěn shèn yīng duì 3 0 1 tiáo kuǎn diào chá
New changes in U.S. tariffs Foreign-related people: Prudently respond to Section 301 investigations
涉行贿800万换取贷款申请 反贪会捕前电讯公司董事
shè háng huì 8 0 0 wàn huàn qǔ dài kuǎn shēn qǐng fǎn tān huì bǔ qián diàn xùn gōng sī dǒng shì
Involved in bribery of 8 million yuan in exchange for loan applications The Anti-Corruption Commission arrested former telecommunications company directors
...成绩工具Top1-5榜单,一线教师亲测5款发..
. . . chéng jì gōng jù T o p 1 5 bǎng dān , yī xiàn jiào shī qīn cè 5 kuǎn fā . .
... Top1-5 list of grade tools, 5 models of personal test by front-line teachers:
北京海淀:春晚同款机器人返场,硬核科技“打开”庙会
běi jīng hǎi diàn : chūn wǎn tóng kuǎn jī qì rén fǎn chǎng , yìng hé kē jì dǎ kāi miào huì
Beijing Haidian: The same robot returns to the Spring Festival Gala, and hard-core technology "opens" the temple fair
肯因超速被罚款7000日元。
Kěn yīn chāosù bèi fákuǎn 7000 Rìyuán.
Ken was fined 7,000 yen for speeding.
这款木质皮夹由一整块胡桃木制成。
Zhè kuǎn mùzhì píjiā yóu yī zhěng kuài hútáo mùzhì chéng.
This wood wallet is crafted from a single piece of walnut.
款式很不错，不过有没有别的颜色？
Kuǎnshì hěn bù cuò, bùguò yǒuméiyǒu biéde yánsè?
The style is nice, but do you have it in a different color?
今年流行什么款式的外套？
Jīnnián liúxíng shénme kuǎnshì de wàitào?
What sort of coats are in fashion this year?
Character Family
欠 Radical Family — Characters sharing the yawn radical
Homophones — Characters pronounced kuǎn
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