官 meaning and stroke order
Government official; governmental; official
How to write 官, stroke by stroke
8 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 官
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- government official
- governmental
- official
- public
- organ of the body
How 官 is built
Components of the character.
Radical: 宀 (roof), shared by 67 characters on this site.
How to remember 官
官 sits under the roof radical 宀, the sign of a building. Picture officials working inside a government hall, with 㠯 below as the stacked stairs or desks of that office.
官 (guān) means a government official and appears in many job titles like 法官 (fǎguān) judge, 警官 (jǐngguān) police officer and 军官 (jūnguān) military officer. It also means "official" in words like 官方 (guānfāng), and "organ" in 器官 (qìguān). Example: 他想当外交官。(Tā xiǎng dāng wàijiāoguān.) He wants to become a diplomat.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 官 (guān) with 馆 (guǎn, hall, as in 图书馆) and 管 (guǎn, to manage), which share the same 官 part but have a third tone. Also note that in 官司 (guānsi) the second syllable is usually neutral tone.
Common words with 官
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 法官 | fǎguān | judge (in court) | HSK 4 |
| 官方 | guānfāng | government; official (approved or issued by an authority) | HSK 4 |
| 器官 | qìguān | (physiology) organ; apparatus | HSK 4 |
| 外交官 | wàijiāoguān | diplomat | HSK 4 |
| 官司 | guānsi | lawsuit | HSK 6 |
| 打官司 | dǎ guānsi | to file a lawsuit; to sue | HSK 6 |
| 警官 | jǐngguān | constable; police officer | HSK 7-9 |
| 军官 | jūnguān | officer (military) | HSK 7-9 |
| 官员 | guānyuán | official (in an organization or government); administrator | HSK 7-9 |
| 官僚 | guānliáo | bureaucrat; bureaucracy | HSK 7-9 |
| 官兵 | guānbīng | (military) officers and soldiers; officers and men | HSK 7-9 |
| 官吏 | guānlì | bureaucrat; official | HSK 7-9 |
| 官僚主义 | guānliáo zhǔyì | bureaucracy | HSK 7-9 |
| 长官 | zhǎngguān | senior official; senior officer |
官 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Characters that contain 官
Learning 官 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 官
How many strokes are in 官?
官 is written with 8 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 官 mean?
官 (guān) means government official; governmental; official. A common word with it is 法官 (fǎguān), meaning "judge (in court)".
How do you pronounce 官?
官 is pronounced guān, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 官?
The radical of 官 is 宀, which carries the idea of "roof". Dictionaries list 官 under this radical.
Is 官 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 官 is part of the HSK 4 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard, and you are expected to write it by hand from HSK 3.
What does 打官司 mean and is it formal?
打官司 (dǎ guānsi) means to go to court or sue someone. It is everyday spoken Chinese, not a formal legal term, and people use it casually, for example 他们在打官司 (They are in a lawsuit).
How is 官方 used in modern Chinese?
官方 (guānfāng) describes something approved or released by an authority, like 官方网站 (guānfāng wǎngzhàn) official website or 官方消息 official news. Companies use it too, not only governments, so it often just means "official".