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Meaning of 棺

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棺
Pinyin: guān
English Definition: coffin
Chinese Definition:
①装殓死人的器具:棺材。棺木。棺椟。棺椁。盖棺论定。
Total strokes: 12; Radical: 木
Pictophonetic:官 indicates the sound; 木 (wood) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 木 [ mù ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden
    • 官 [ guān ] official, public servant
Similar Characters: 馆 管 绾 椬
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Example Words
棺木 guān mù coffin
棺椁 guān guǒ inner and outer coffins; coffin
盖棺论定 gài guān lùn dìng don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)
石棺 shí guān sarcophagus
棺材 guān cai coffin; Classifiers: 具
More:棺* | *棺 | *棺*
Example Sentences
1
泰雷纳托和他的考古队对有这样大的铅棺
,
特别感兴趣
。
This coffin is of particular interest to Terrenato and his team of archaeologists due to its size.
2
和木棺有一样厚度的纸板棺材可以由家人装点并三个月内降解
。
Cardboard coffins - which are as thick as their wooden counterparts - can be decorated by family and biodegrade within three months.
3
事实上
,
几年前就公布过在一口铅棺里发现一个古代希腊中年女子的木乃伊
。
In fact, an ancient Greek mummy of a middle-aged woman was discovered in a lead coffin and reported a couple years ago.
4
我找到了给林惇掘坟的教堂司事
,
就叫他把她的棺盖上的土拨开
,
我打开了那棺木
。
I got the sexton, who was digging Linton's grave, to remove the earth off her coffin-lid, and I opened it.
5
皇后追踪到白雪公主
,
让她吃了一个有毒的苹果后
,
白雪公主看上去死了
,
悲痛的小矮人把她放进了玻璃棺里
。
The Queen tracks her down, giving her a poisoned apple, and she appears to die and is arranged in a glass coffin by the grieving dwarfs.