筦 (guǎn) - Guan — an ancient term for a bamboo & also refers to a tube or pipe

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guǎn ｜ 13 strokes ｜ radical:

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筦 · guǎn

Guan — an ancient term for a bamboo flute;

also refers to a tube or pipe;

historically used as a surname.

Guan — an ancient term for a bambooalso refers to a tube or pipehistorically used as a surname.

Usage highlights

Bamboo fluteBamboo tubeSurname GuanAncient instrumentBamboo pipeWind instrument

Synonyms

  • 管— tube, pipe, manage (more common variant)
  • 笛— bamboo flute
  • 箫— vertical bamboo flute

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He plays the ancient bamboo flute (筦).
  • The bamboo tube is used for carrying water (筦).
  • This surname is written as 筦 (筦).
  • The pipe system was made of bamboo (筦).

Collocations

  • Bamboo flute(筦)
  • Bamboo tube(筦)
  • Surname Guan(筦)
  • Ancient instrument(古筦)
  • Bamboo pipe(竹筦)
  • Wind instrument(吹筦)

Idioms

  • Playing the flute under the moon(月下吹筦)
  • The sound of bamboo in the wind(风竹筦声)
  • Ancient melodies from bamboo pipes(古调竹筦)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Originally referred to bamboo flutes and pipes used in ancient Chinese music.
  • Used as a variant character for 管 in certain historical contexts.
  • Appears as a rare surname in Chinese genealogy records.

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