官

government official; governmental; official; public; organ of the body; CL:個|个[ge4]

8 strokes Dict coverage rank #314 U+5B98

components: 宀㠯

bureaucrat · Heisig RSH #1041

maestro + a drop of + house

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Characters built with 官 as their sound component

These characters all use 官 (guān) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
官 sound component	guān	official, public servant
管	guǎn	tube, pipe, duct; to manage, to control
棺	guān	coffin
倌	guān	assistant, hired hand
菅	jiān	coarse grass; Themedia forskali
涫	guàn	to boil
绾	wǎn	to string together, to bind up
逭	huàn	to flee, to escape, to avoid

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
空心大老官	kōng xīn dà lǎo guān	fake important personage; sham
人体器官	rén tǐ qì guān	human organ
大法官	dà fǎ guān	grand justice; high court justice; supreme court justice
性器官	xìng qì guān	sexual organ
发音器官	fā yīn qì guān	vocal organs; vocal cords
地方官	dì fāng guān	local official
公安官员	gōng ān guān yuán	public safety officials
官子	guān zǐ	endgame (in go)
县官	xiàn guān	district magistrate; county magistrate
官学	guān xué	school or academic institution (old)
官方语言	guān fāng yǔ yán	official language
发声器官	fā shēng qì guān	vocal organs; vocal cords
行政长官	xíng zhèng zhǎng guān	chief executive; magistrate
小官	xiǎo guān	petty official; minor functionary
官家	guān jiā	emperor; government; official
西南官话	xī nán guān huà	Southwestern Mandarin, dialect group of Mandarin spoken primarily in southwestern China
上官	Shàng guān	two-character surname Shangguan
上官	shàng guān	high-ranking official; superior
高官	gāo guān	high official
长官	zhǎng guān	senior official; senior officer; commanding officer; CL:位[wei4]; sir (term of address for …