Meaning of 棺材
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
guāncai
- coffin
Measure word: 具,口
棺材 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
母亲们心里清楚，儿子回来时只剩一口棺材。
Mothers know their sons are coming back in caskets.
那个假期销售业绩不佳，为博尔公司敲下了最后一根棺材钉。
The poor sales during that Holiday season served as the final nail in the coffin for Boar Corporation.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
棺 guān · coffin · 12 strokes
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材 cái · timber · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 棺材.
| 教材 | jiàocái | teaching material |
| 材料 | cáiliào | (raw) material; data |
| 身材 | shēncái | stature; build (height and weight) |
| 题材 | tícái | subject matter |
| 木材 | mùcái | wood |
| 器材 | qìcái | equipment; material |
| 素材 | sùcái | source material (in literature and art) |
| 原材料 | yuáncáiliào | raw and semifinished materials |
| 药材 | yàocái | medicinal ingredient |
| 蠢材 | chǔncái | idiot |
| 食材 | shícái | (food) ingredient |
| 棺木 | guānmù | coffin |
Questions about 棺材
What does 棺材 mean?
棺材 (guāncai) means "coffin" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 棺材?
棺材 is made of 2 characters: 棺 (12 strokes), 材 (7 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.
Is 棺材 an HSK word?
Yes. 棺材 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.