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coffin

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

guan1cai2 guāncái

Alternative Pinyin

guan1cai5 guāncai

Meaning


Primary

coffin

Alternatives

casket

Mnemonic


棺材 Coffin refers to a literal 棺 coffin made out of some sort of 材 material.

Usage


那 具 棺材 是 用 木頭 做 的。

That coffin is made of wood.

他們 把 花 放在 棺材 上。

They placed flowers on the coffin.

這 是 一 個 古老 的 棺材。

This is an ancient coffin.