Read Edit View history 冠 guànguānGuàn HSK5 cap Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of a person (元) wearing a hat (冃). 元 also represents the sound. The 寸 (hand) component was added later to possibly indicate the hat is being held and put onto the head. Pinyin Separate values with commas guān ×guàn × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Modern form looks like unrelated 冖. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 冠 Simp strokes 冠 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts a person. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 冠 Simp strokes 冠 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 冠 Simp strokes 冠 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 冠 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 250, 762 ], [ 261, 725 ], [ 212, 627 ], [ 204, 574 ] ], [ [ 285, 694 ], [ 304, 705 ], [ 448, 733 ], [ 615, 757 ], [ 717, 765 ], [ 754, 747 ], [ 766, 723 ], [ 705, 640 ] ], [ [ 275, 560 ], [ 336, 557 ], [ 418, 582 ], [ 478, 585 ] ], [ [ 177, 406 ], [ 198, 401 ], [ 257, 404 ], [ 475, 453 ], [ 509, 451 ] ], [ [ 262, 379 ], [ 288, 349 ], [ 264, 287 ], [ 232, 231 ], [ 179, 169 ], [ 113, 118 ], [ 75, 99 ] ], [ [ 369, 401 ], [ 399, 385 ], [ 415, 357 ], [ 401, 206 ], [ 409, 127 ], [ 418, 95 ], [ 444, 63 ], [ 490, 41 ], [ 579, 26 ], [ 657, 22 ], [ 774, 31 ], [ 868, 55 ], [ 900, 76 ], [ 888, 218 ] ], [ [ 551, 460 ], [ 608, 456 ], [ 773, 491 ], [ 824, 496 ], [ 853, 491 ] ], [ [ 657, 613 ], [ 673, 602 ], [ 700, 567 ], [ 702, 198 ], [ 684, 156 ], [ 663, 159 ], [ 578, 198 ] ], [ [ 516, 362 ], [ 582, 315 ], [ 595, 288 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 286 725 Q 276 758 261 768 Q 242 784 239 757 Q 243 726 210 685 Q 171 643 173 623 Q 177 590 187 571 Q 202 543 223 571 Q 241 596 254 633 Q 266 667 276 690 C 288 718 288 718 286 725 Z", "M 276 690 Q 301 677 327 684 Q 456 723 652 743 Q 689 747 703 745 Q 724 732 720 722 Q 720 719 700 651 Q 694 636 701 633 Q 708 629 724 643 Q 775 682 818 696 Q 852 709 852 718 Q 851 728 775 779 Q 751 795 684 782 Q 597 772 371 737 Q 328 731 286 725 C 256 721 248 700 276 690 Z", "M 283 571 Q 246 562 274 547 Q 322 526 374 543 Q 417 555 462 566 Q 481 572 485 575 Q 494 584 488 592 Q 481 604 450 609 Q 419 613 389 598 Q 367 589 342 582 Q 315 575 283 571 Z", "M 401 410 Q 509 437 515 441 Q 524 448 519 457 Q 512 467 484 475 Q 460 479 348 445 Q 222 421 185 416 Q 149 410 175 394 Q 208 376 256 380 L 289 387 Q 325 396 362 402 L 401 410 Z", "M 256 380 Q 255 380 256 378 Q 263 249 72 104 Q 65 97 71 94 Q 101 88 175 142 Q 245 187 300 305 Q 310 324 322 342 Q 329 349 325 359 Q 319 368 294 384 Q 291 385 289 387 C 264 403 255 408 256 380 Z", "M 942 90 Q 920 132 901 206 Q 897 222 889 226 Q 880 230 879 210 Q 875 116 862 99 Q 817 50 629 48 Q 526 52 482 69 Q 443 88 436 115 Q 411 182 433 293 Q 437 321 445 339 Q 463 381 401 410 C 375 425 348 429 362 402 Q 386 378 381 303 Q 375 119 402 76 Q 451 -21 766 3 Q 881 12 926 38 Q 957 57 942 90 Z", "M 725 460 Q 771 470 845 480 Q 854 479 862 490 Q 862 500 843 508 Q 810 524 742 503 Q 733 502 724 498 L 675 485 Q 663 485 555 469 Q 531 465 550 451 Q 578 432 617 438 Q 644 444 677 450 L 725 460 Z", "M 643 194 Q 612 198 582 204 Q 570 205 571 198 Q 572 192 583 185 Q 650 130 677 96 Q 690 81 705 95 Q 732 125 734 208 Q 730 263 725 460 L 724 498 Q 724 535 734 562 Q 741 580 726 592 Q 701 611 673 621 Q 655 627 648 619 Q 642 613 653 599 Q 674 563 675 485 L 677 450 Q 686 213 665 197 Q 658 190 643 194 Z", "M 531 329 Q 550 310 572 286 Q 582 274 596 274 Q 605 274 609 285 Q 613 297 608 321 Q 601 349 530 369 Q 517 373 512 371 Q 508 368 508 357 Q 511 347 531 329 Z" ] } 9 strokes 冠 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 250, 762 ], [ 261, 725 ], [ 212, 627 ], [ 204, 574 ] ], [ [ 285, 694 ], [ 304, 705 ], [ 448, 733 ], [ 615, 757 ], [ 717, 765 ], [ 754, 747 ], [ 766, 723 ], [ 705, 640 ] ], [ [ 275, 560 ], [ 336, 557 ], [ 418, 582 ], [ 478, 585 ] ], [ [ 177, 406 ], [ 198, 401 ], [ 257, 404 ], [ 475, 453 ], [ 509, 451 ] ], [ [ 262, 379 ], [ 288, 349 ], [ 264, 287 ], [ 232, 231 ], [ 179, 169 ], [ 113, 118 ], [ 75, 99 ] ], [ [ 369, 401 ], [ 399, 385 ], [ 415, 357 ], [ 401, 206 ], [ 409, 127 ], [ 418, 95 ], [ 444, 63 ], [ 490, 41 ], [ 579, 26 ], [ 657, 22 ], [ 774, 31 ], [ 868, 55 ], [ 900, 76 ], [ 888, 218 ] ], [ [ 551, 460 ], [ 608, 456 ], [ 773, 491 ], [ 824, 496 ], [ 853, 491 ] ], [ [ 657, 613 ], [ 673, 602 ], [ 700, 567 ], [ 702, 198 ], [ 684, 156 ], [ 663, 159 ], [ 578, 198 ] ], [ [ 516, 362 ], [ 582, 315 ], [ 595, 288 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 286 725 Q 276 758 261 768 Q 242 784 239 757 Q 243 726 210 685 Q 171 643 173 623 Q 177 590 187 571 Q 202 543 223 571 Q 241 596 254 633 Q 266 667 276 690 C 288 718 288 718 286 725 Z", "M 276 690 Q 301 677 327 684 Q 456 723 652 743 Q 689 747 703 745 Q 724 732 720 722 Q 720 719 700 651 Q 694 636 701 633 Q 708 629 724 643 Q 775 682 818 696 Q 852 709 852 718 Q 851 728 775 779 Q 751 795 684 782 Q 597 772 371 737 Q 328 731 286 725 C 256 721 248 700 276 690 Z", "M 283 571 Q 246 562 274 547 Q 322 526 374 543 Q 417 555 462 566 Q 481 572 485 575 Q 494 584 488 592 Q 481 604 450 609 Q 419 613 389 598 Q 367 589 342 582 Q 315 575 283 571 Z", "M 401 410 Q 509 437 515 441 Q 524 448 519 457 Q 512 467 484 475 Q 460 479 348 445 Q 222 421 185 416 Q 149 410 175 394 Q 208 376 256 380 L 289 387 Q 325 396 362 402 L 401 410 Z", "M 256 380 Q 255 380 256 378 Q 263 249 72 104 Q 65 97 71 94 Q 101 88 175 142 Q 245 187 300 305 Q 310 324 322 342 Q 329 349 325 359 Q 319 368 294 384 Q 291 385 289 387 C 264 403 255 408 256 380 Z", "M 942 90 Q 920 132 901 206 Q 897 222 889 226 Q 880 230 879 210 Q 875 116 862 99 Q 817 50 629 48 Q 526 52 482 69 Q 443 88 436 115 Q 411 182 433 293 Q 437 321 445 339 Q 463 381 401 410 C 375 425 348 429 362 402 Q 386 378 381 303 Q 375 119 402 76 Q 451 -21 766 3 Q 881 12 926 38 Q 957 57 942 90 Z", "M 725 460 Q 771 470 845 480 Q 854 479 862 490 Q 862 500 843 508 Q 810 524 742 503 Q 733 502 724 498 L 675 485 Q 663 485 555 469 Q 531 465 550 451 Q 578 432 617 438 Q 644 444 677 450 L 725 460 Z", "M 643 194 Q 612 198 582 204 Q 570 205 571 198 Q 572 192 583 185 Q 650 130 677 96 Q 690 81 705 95 Q 732 125 734 208 Q 730 263 725 460 L 724 498 Q 724 535 734 562 Q 741 580 726 592 Q 701 611 673 621 Q 655 627 648 619 Q 642 613 653 599 Q 674 563 675 485 L 677 450 Q 686 213 665 197 Q 658 190 643 194 Z", "M 531 329 Q 550 310 572 286 Q 582 274 596 274 Q 605 274 609 285 Q 613 297 608 321 Q 601 349 530 369 Q 517 373 512 371 Q 508 368 508 357 Q 511 347 531 329 Z" ] } 9 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.