棺 guān coffin
How to remember 棺: 木 tree + 官 official = coffin. For Halloween the grumpy tax official next door builds a box from a fallen tree and lies in it on his lawn, a vampire in a coffin.
Component breakdown
棺 = 木 tree + 官 official
- 木 tree
- 官 official
For Halloween the grumpy tax official next door builds a box from a fallen tree and lies in it on his lawn, a vampire in a coffin.
How it is used
- A coffin - the everyday word is 棺材 (guāncai).
- 盖棺定论 (gàiguān-dìnglùn), a verdict only after the coffin is closed, means one's final assessment comes only after death.