Chinese Printables Formerly Mandarin Poster
14 strokes
Character #439 · The First 1000

guǎn

manage

to manage; to be in charge of; to care about; tube; pipe

Strokes
14
Both scripts
管
Poster cell
S16

简 = 繁管 is the same in both scripts. The switch changes the example words.

01 常用词语

Common words with

  • guǎnlǐ to supervise
  • bùguǎn no matter (what)
  • xīguǎn (drinking) straw
  • jǐnguǎn despite
  • zhǔguǎn in charge
  • xuèguǎn vein
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 管

Write 管 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, guǎn, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

A4 PDF US Letter PDF
Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell S16 · 28 × 36 grid

管 is #439 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 管 mean in English?
管 (guǎn) means "manage": to manage; to be in charge of; to care about; tube; pipe.
How do you pronounce 管?
管 is pronounced guǎn in pinyin, with the third (dipping) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄍㄨㄢˇ.
How many strokes does 管 have?
管 has 14 strokes, in both simplified and traditional Chinese.
Is 管 the same in traditional Chinese?
Yes. 管 is written the same way in simplified and traditional Chinese.
What are common words with 管?
Common words that use 管 include 管理 (guǎnlǐ, to supervise), 不管 (bùguǎn, no matter (what)), 吸管 (xīguǎn, (drinking) straw), 尽管 (jǐnguǎn, despite).
How common is 管?
管 is number 439 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell S16 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.