冠
guànguānGuàn HSK5

cap

冠 guàn frequency
be first noun
to be at the head of or surpass others

他的成绩冠绝全校。

tā de chéng​jì guàn jué quán xiào.

His grades are the best in the whole school.

dub verb
to give a title, name, or label to

这个项目被冠以“希望工程”的名称。

zhè​ge xiàng​mù bèi guàn yǐ“ xī​wàng gōng​chéng” de míng​chēng.

This project was given the name 'Project Hope.'

put on hat noun
to put on a hat or headgear

古代男子成年时会举行盛大的加冠礼。

gǔ​dài nán​zǐ chéng​nián shí huì jǔ​xíng shèng​dà de jiā​guān​lǐ.

In ancient times, a grand capping ceremony was held when a man came of age.

冠 guān
crest noun
a fleshy growth or tuft of feathers on the head of a bird

这只公鸡的头顶上长着红红的肉冠。

zhè zhī gōng​jī de tóu​dǐng shàng zhǎng zhe hóng hóng de ròu guān.

This rooster has a red comb on its head.

crown noun
a ceremonial headpiece worn by a monarch

他头戴金冠，显得威严而庄重。

tā tóu dài jīn guān, xiǎn​de wēi​yán ér zhuāng​zhòng.

He wore a golden crown, looking majestic and solemn.

hat noun
a general term for headwear or a cap

他非常注意自己的衣冠整洁。

tā fēi​cháng zhù​yì zì​jǐ de yī guān zhěng​jié.

He pays great attention to the neatness of his dress.

冠 Guàn
Guan proper name
surname Guan

冠先生今天没来上班。

Guàn xiān​sheng jīn​tiān méi lái shàng​bān.

Mr. Guan didn't come to work today.

Frequency
Character
Written text
1,713th most common 52.8 per million
Movie subtitles
1,265th most common 64.0 per million appears in 17% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
5.07 per million appears in 2% of films
Written text
47.2 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 5
HSK 3.0
Level 5
Strokes
9
Unicode
U+51A0

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)