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Character

馆

guǎn HSK 2
馆 guǎn HSK 2
  • 1. inn; lodging house for guests
  • 2. diplomatic mission; embassy or consulate
  • 3. name for certain service establishments or shops
  • 4. venue for collections, exhibitions, or cultural activities (e.g. museum, library, stadium)
  • 5. old-style private school; place where a tutor taught
  • 6. editorial, printing, or publishing institution
  • 7. grand and magnificent residence
Words using 馆 as guǎn (9)
  • 1 饭馆 fàn guǎn — restaurant HSK 2
    • 饭 meal, food
    • 馆 establishment, building
    Example

    我们去那家饭馆吃晚饭吧。

    wǒ men qù nà jiā fàn guǎn chī wǎn fàn ba

    Let's go to that restaurant for dinner.

  • 2 体育馆 tǐ yù guǎn — gymnasium HSK 3
    • 体 body, physical
    • 育 education, cultivation
    • 馆 building, hall, establishment
    Example

    我们在体育馆打篮球。

    wǒ men zài tǐ yù guǎn dǎ lán qiú

    We play basketball in the gymnasium.

  • 3 图书馆 tú shū guǎn — library HSK 3
    • 图 collection, catalog (systematic organization)
    • 书 book (the main material stored)
    • 馆 building, hall, establishment (indicates a physical place)
    Example

    我每周都去图书馆借书。

    wǒ měi zhōu dōu qù tú shū guǎn jiè shū

    I go to the library to borrow books every week.

  • 4 宾馆 bīn guǎn — hotel HSK 3
    • 宾 guest, visitor
    • 馆 building, establishment
    Example

    我们住在市中心的宾馆。

    wǒ men zhù zài shì zhōng xīn de bīn guǎn

    We're staying at a hotel in the city center.

  • 5 使馆 shǐ guǎn — embassy HSK 4
    • 使 envoy, ambassador (diplomatic representative)
    • 馆 building, establishment (diplomatic institution)
    Example

    我去了美国使馆办签证。

    wǒ qù le Měi guó shǐ guǎn bàn qiān zhèng

    I went to the American embassy to apply for a visa.

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  • 6 旅馆 lǚ guǎn — hotel HSK 4
    • 旅 travel, journey
    • 馆 building, establishment
    Example

    这家旅馆很干净。

    zhè jiā lǚ guǎn hěn gān jìng

    This hotel is very clean.

  • 7 博物馆 bó wù guǎn — museum HSK 5
    • 博 broad, extensive, rich (indicating comprehensive collections)
    • 物 things, objects, items (referring to artifacts and exhibits)
    • 馆 building, hall, establishment (the physical structure or institution)
    Example

    我们周末去博物馆看展览。

    wǒ men zhōu mò qù bó wù guǎn kàn zhǎn lǎn

    We went to the museum to see the exhibition on the weekend.

  • 8 场馆 chǎng guǎn — venue HSK 6
    • 场 place, ground, site
    • 馆 building, hall, establishment
    Example

    这个城市有很多体育场馆。

    zhè ge chéng shì yǒu hěn duō tǐ yù chǎng guǎn

    This city has many sports venues.

  • 9 领事馆 lǐng shì guǎn — consulate HSK 7
    • 领 to lead, to be in charge of (consular affairs)
    • 事 affairs, matters (diplomatic/consular matters)
    • 馆 building, establishment, office (official building)
    Example

    我需要去中国领事馆办理签证。

    wǒ xū yào qù zhōng guó lǐng shì guǎn bàn lǐ qiān zhèng

    I need to go to the Chinese consulate to apply for a visa.

Structure & writing
馆 guǎn — inn; lodging house for guests

馆 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 饣 shí — food/eating radical
饣 is a component in 17 characters
HSK 1
饭 fàn cooked rice or grain 饺 jiǎo dumpling (crescent-shaped stuffed dough)
HSK 2
馆 guǎn inn; lodging house for guests
HSK 3
饮 yǐn to drink; especially to drink alcohol 饱 bǎo full (after eating); satiated (opposite of hungry) 饿 è hungry (opposite of 饱)
HSK 4
饼 bǐng flatbread; round flat cake (baked, grilled, or steamed) 馒 mán steamed bun (see 馒头, a leavened, dome-shaped bread with no filling)
HSK 6
饥 jī hungry (opposite of 饱) 馈 kuì to give as a gift, to present
HSK 7
蚀 shí to lose; to damage; to deplete 饪 rèn to cook food 饲 sì to raise (animals); to feed 饵 ěr cake; pastry 饶 ráo abundant, plentiful
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馁 něi (lit.) hungry; starving 馅 xiàn filling (meat, vegetables, sugar, etc. inside dumplings, pastries, or other foods)
2 官 guān — government or military official of a certain rank
官 is a component in 3 characters
HSK 2
馆 guǎn inn; lodging house for guests
HSK 4
管 guǎn bamboo tube; pipe; tube
HSK 7
棺 guān coffin

Stroke order