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[edit] Translingual

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shinjitai

simplified

traditional

[edit] Etymology

Simplified from  ( →  and  → ). Same simplification of phonetic occurs in .

[edit] Han character

(radical 147 +2, 6 strokes, cangjie input 水月竹山 (EBHU))

  1. see, observe, view
  2. appearance

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[edit] Hanzi

(traditional , Yale gun1)


[edit] Mandarin

[edit] Hanzi

(traditional , pinyin guān (guan1), guàn (guan4), Wade-Giles kuan1, kuan4)

[edit] Usage notes

The normal reading (referring to seeing, observing, or viewing) is guān. The reading guàn is used only for various ancient meanings related to Daoism.

[edit] Compounds

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