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Character Decomposition
棺=木+官
Etymology
wood
Meanings
coffin
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Words with 棺 32 total
sarcophagus石棺shí guāncoffin-shaped freezer used to store a corpse冰棺bīng guāncoffin棺木guān mùcoffin棺材guān caiinner and outer coffins · coffin棺椁guān guǒfunerary urn瓮棺wèng guāna bier · a catafalque (memorial platform) · a coffin灵棺líng guānwooden board used to make a coffin (also refers to the coffin itself); (fig.) (of a facial expression) grim; unsmiling · coffin bread, a Taiwanese snack consisting of a thick slab of bread, fried or toasted, then hollowed out, filled with a thick stew, and capped with a "coffin lid" (slice of fried bread)棺材板guān cai bǎnurn burial瓮棺葬wèng guān zàngdon't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)盖棺定论gài guān dìng lùndon't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)盖棺论定gài guān lùn dìng
Idioms with 棺 6 total
lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom) · fig. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality不见棺材不落泪bù jiàn guān cai bù luò lèidon't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)盖棺定论gài guān dìng lùndon't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)盖棺论定gài guān lùn dìng