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HSK
3
guǎn
管
pipe
管
pipe
Composition
Components
⺮
bamboo
⺮
bamboo
官
bureaucrat
官
bureaucrat
Sounds
gu-
Goofy
gu-
Goofy
-an
pawn shop
-an
pawn shop
3
basement
3
basement
Pinyin
guan3
•
guǎn
Meaning
Primary
pipe
Alternatives
pipes, tube, tubes
Mnemonic
[gu-] Goofy
is in the
[3] basement
of the
[-an] pawn shop
, where he works. The
官 bureaucrat
is asking for a
管 pipe
for some official business. Goofy digs out a piece of
⺮ bamboo
and hands it over to the
官 bureaucrat
. It's practically a
管 pipe
.
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筒
tube
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building
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Found In Words
xīguǎn
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drinking straw
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管道
pipeline
xiěguǎn
血管
blood vessel
guǎnxiá
管轄
to administer
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