Chinese Word: 冠 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

冠Polyphone (多音字)HSK 5

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 冖

Ideographic:A man 元 puts on a cap 冖 with his hand 寸

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 冖 [ mì ] cover
- ⿺ Surround from lower left
  - 元 [ yuán ] first; dollar; origin; head
  - 寸 [ cùn ] inch; small, tiny

Similar Characters: 冦

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Pinyin: guàn

English Definition:to put on a hat; to be first; to dub

Chinese Definition:
①把帽子戴在头上：沐猴而冠。
②超出众人，居第一位：冠军。
③姓氏。

Example Words:

冠军HSK 5	guàn jūn	champion; Classifiers: 个
夺冠	duó guàn	to seize the crown; fig. to win a championship; to win gold medal
冠军赛	guàn jūn sài	championship
冠以	guàn yǐ	to label; to call
冠词	guàn cí	article (in grammar)

Pinyin: guān

English Definition:hat; crown; crest; cap

Chinese Definition:
①帽子：衣冠。冠戴。冠盖(古代官吏的帽子和车盖，借指官吏)。衣冠楚楚。
②形状像帽子或在顶上的东西：冠子。鸡冠。树冠。冠状动脉。

Example Words:

桂冠	guì guān	laurel; victory garland (in Greek and Western culture)
衣冠	yī guān	hat and clothes; attire
冠心病	guān xīn bìng	coronary heart disease
树冠	shù guān	treetop
皇冠	huáng guān	crown (headgear)

1		tā 他 huò dé 获得 le 了 dān dǎ 单打 bǐ sài 比赛 guàn jūn 冠军。 He won the singles tournament.
2		běn jiè 本届 shì jiè bēi 世界杯 guàn jūn 冠军 jiàng 将 shì 是 shéi 谁？ Who will be the champion of this year's World Cup?
3		wǒ men 我们 de 的 tuán duì 团队 yíng dé 赢得 le 了 guàn jūn 冠军。 Our team won the championship.
4		zú qiú duì 足球队 lián xù 连续 wǔ nián 五年 huò dé 获得 guàn jūn 冠军。 The football team won the championship for the fifth year in a row.
5		tā men 他们 zài 在 sài chǎng 赛场 shàng 上 ná xià 拿下 le 了 guàn jūn 冠军。 They won first place on the field.

1		tā 他 huò dé 获得 le 了 dān dǎ 单打 bǐ sài 比赛 guàn jūn 冠军。 He won the singles tournament.
2		běn jiè 本届 shì jiè bēi 世界杯 guàn jūn 冠军 jiàng 将 shì 是 shéi 谁？ Who will be the champion of this year's World Cup?
3		wǒ men 我们 de 的 tuán duì 团队 yíng dé 赢得 le 了 guàn jūn 冠军。 Our team won the championship.
4		zú qiú duì 足球队 lián xù 连续 wǔ nián 五年 huò dé 获得 guàn jūn 冠军。 The football team won the championship for the fifth year in a row.
5		tā men 他们 zài 在 sài chǎng 赛场 shàng 上 ná xià 拿下 le 了 guàn jūn 冠军。 They won first place on the field.