官 guān official
official; public servant; government official
How it came to be
A roof over a heaped mound of earth: the raised platform a government building stood on, to be seen and stay dry. The building stands for the person working in it.
How it is used
- An official / official (adj.) - 官员 (guānyuán) government official, 当官 (dāng guān) become an official, 官方 (guānfāng) official (source/channel).
- 官方 opposes 民间 (mínjiān, unofficial/folk): 官方声明 (guānfāng shēngmíng) official statement.
- Also a bodily organ: 器官 (qìguān) organ, 五官 (wǔguān) the facial features. 官僚 (guānliáo) = bureaucrat/bureaucratic.
Characters built with 官
Words with 官
- 官员guānyuánofficial (in an organization or government)HSK 6
- 官方guānfānggovernmentHSK 6
- 法官fǎguānjudge (in court)HSK 6
- 五官wǔguānfive sense organs of TCMHSK 8
- 军官jūnguānofficer (military)HSK 8
- 器官qìguānorganHSK 8
- 官僚guānliáobureaucratHSK 8
- 官兵guānbīngofficers and soldiersHSK 8
- 官司guānsilawsuitHSK 8
- 官吏guānlìbureaucratHSK 8