館
guǎn

public building

馆 (館) guǎn
public building noun
a building used for cultural, sports, or public activities such as a library, museum, or stadium

入馆参观时请先在前台登记。

rù guǎn cān​guān shí qǐng xiān zài qián​tái dēng​jì.

Please register at the front desk before entering for a tour of the museum.

schoolroom noun
a private study room or traditional schoolhouse used in ancient China

他早年曾在乡下开馆授徒。

tā zǎo​nián céng zài xiāng​xia kāi guǎn shòu​tú.

In his early years, he opened a school in the countryside to teach students.

embassy noun
the official residence or office of a diplomatic mission, including embassies and consulates

他在领馆负责处理日常的签证事务。

tā zài lǐng​guǎn fù​zé chǔ​lǐ rì​cháng de qiān​zhèng shì​wù.

He is responsible for handling daily visa affairs at the consulate.

service establishment noun
a commercial place of business providing specific services, such as a restaurant, teahouse, or hotel

咱们换家馆子换换口味吧。

zán​men huàn jiā guǎn​zi huàn huàn kǒu​wèi ba.

Let's go to a different restaurant for a change of pace.

Cross-References

Classifier

Frequency
Character
Written text
1,011th most common 158.0 per million
Movie subtitles
823rd most common 150.1 per million appears in 41% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
8.35 per million appears in 2% of films
Written text
49.3 per million

Details
Simplified
馆
Strokes
16
Unicode
U+9928

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