Chinese Word: 鳏 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

鳏 (Trad.: 鰥)

Pinyin: guān

English Definition: widower

Chinese Definition:
①无妻或丧妻的男人：鳏夫。鳏处。鳏居。
②古书上说的一种大鱼。

Total strokes: 18; Radical: 魚

Pictophonetic:眔 indicates the sound; 鱼 (fish) conveys the meaning.

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鳏夫	guān fū	former husband; widower
鳏寡孤独	guān guǎ gū dú	lit. widowers, widows, orphans and the childless; fig. people with no one left to rely on
鳏居	guān jū	to live as a widower

1		lǎn 懒 niàn 念 kǎo 考， guān 鳏 fā yán 发言， shào 少 jiàng 降 bǐ 笔。 Think much, speak little, and write less.
2		shèng xià 剩下 de 的 shì 是 lí hūn 离婚 huò 或 guān guǎ 鳏寡 rén shì 人士。 The rest were divorced, partners or widowed.
3		yí duì 一对 guǎ fu 寡妇 hé 和 guān fū 鳏夫 yǐ jīng 已经 yuē huì 约会 wǔ nián 五年 le 了。 An elderly widow and widower were dating for about five years.
4		zài 在 dāng 当 fēng 风 de 的 chuāng 窗 xīn 心， guān 鳏 fù 妇 fā xiàn 发现 yǒu 有 tiáo 条 máng yǎn 盲眼 shé 蛇 zài 在 yóu dòng 游动。 At the windy window, the widow finds a blind snake winding.
5		qù nián 去年 cān sài zhě 参赛者 zhōng 中， 56 % de 的 xuǎn shǒu 选手 yǐ hūn 已婚 de 的， 36 % de 的 xuǎn shǒu 选手 shì 是 dān shēn 单身。 shèng xià 剩下 de 的 shì 是 lí hūn 离婚 huò 或 guān guǎ 鳏寡 rén shì 人士。 For what it's worth, 56 percent of the entrants last year were married and 36 percent were single. The rest were divorced, partners or widowed.

1		lǎn 懒 niàn 念 kǎo 考， guān 鳏 fā yán 发言， shào 少 jiàng 降 bǐ 笔。 Think much, speak little, and write less.
2		shèng xià 剩下 de 的 shì 是 lí hūn 离婚 huò 或 guān guǎ 鳏寡 rén shì 人士。 The rest were divorced, partners or widowed.
3		yí duì 一对 guǎ fu 寡妇 hé 和 guān fū 鳏夫 yǐ jīng 已经 yuē huì 约会 wǔ nián 五年 le 了。 An elderly widow and widower were dating for about five years.
4		zài 在 dāng 当 fēng 风 de 的 chuāng 窗 xīn 心， guān 鳏 fù 妇 fā xiàn 发现 yǒu 有 tiáo 条 máng yǎn 盲眼 shé 蛇 zài 在 yóu dòng 游动。 At the windy window, the widow finds a blind snake winding.
5		qù nián 去年 cān sài zhě 参赛者 zhōng 中， 56 % de 的 xuǎn shǒu 选手 yǐ hūn 已婚 de 的， 36 % de 的 xuǎn shǒu 选手 shì 是 dān shēn 单身。 shèng xià 剩下 de 的 shì 是 lí hūn 离婚 huò 或 guān guǎ 鳏寡 rén shì 人士。 For what it's worth, 56 percent of the entrants last year were married and 36 percent were single. The rest were divorced, partners or widowed.