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罐头 (guàn tou) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

罐头 (guàn tou) is a Chinese word: canned food. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 罐头

名 míng noun

canned food

超市里的罐头很便宜。

chāo shì lǐ de guàn tou hěn pián yi

The canned food in the supermarket is very cheap.

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Word breakdown

罐 guàn — can, tin (the container)

头 tóu / tou — nominal suffix forming the noun for canned products

Contextual pronunciation: tou

Structure & writing
1 罐 guàn — jar, pot, or canister; cylindrical container (traditionally made of clay)

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

consists of

1.2 雚 guàn — stork (a large wading bird)
雚 is a component in 2 characters

Stroke order

2 头 tóu / tou — head (of a person or animal)
Xpinyin
头 is a component in 2 characters

consists of

2.2 大 dà — large; great (in volume, area, quantity, force, intensity, etc.; opposite of 小)
Xpinyin
大 is a component in 34 characters
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Stroke order