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Meaning of 棺

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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:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (wood) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
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    • [ ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden
    • [ guān ] official, public servant
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Example Words
棺木 guān 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:
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Example Sentences
1
This coffin is of particular interest to Terrenato and his team of archaeologists due to its size.
2
Cardboard coffins - which are as thick as their wooden counterparts - can be decorated by family and biodegrade within three months.
3
In fact, an ancient Greek mummy of a middle-aged woman was discovered in a lead coffin and reported a couple years ago.
4
I got the sexton, who was digging Linton's grave, to remove the earth off her coffin-lid, and I opened it.
5
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.