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貫

简贯 · 繁貫

Mandarin · pinyin guàn

to pierce through
to pass through
to be stringed together
string of 1000 cash

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貫: Look up this written character
贯: guàn · a string of 1000 coins; to go through

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4 · guan4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gun3 · gwaan3

Cantonese word readings for 貫. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

character

a string of one thousand coins
to go through; to pierce
one's native place
(sushi) Classifier for sushi.

character

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 慣 /惯 (guàn, “to be accustomed to; to be used to”)

character

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 彎 /弯 (wān, “to draw a bow”)

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