Definition & Meaning

1.unmarried man; man who has no wife or has lost his wife

2.be wifeless or widowed

Words & phrases

Similar-form characters

Characters with guan

guān

鳏

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18

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鰥

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1
n.unmarried man; man who has no wife or has lost his wife
- guān jū
  鳏居
  live as a widower
- guān guǎ gū dú
  鳏寡孤独
  people who have no kith or kin and cannot support themselves
2
adj.be wifeless or widowed
- guān fū
  鳏夫
  widower

Words and phrases with 鳏

鳏居
[word]live as a widower/bachelor
鳏夫
[word]widower
鳏寡孤独
[idiom]widowers, widows, orphans, and the childless

Similar-form characters to 鳏

guān
鳏
fá
罚

Chinese Characters with pinyin guān

关
door bolt; shut
观
look; sight
官
government official; organ
冠
hat; corona
棺
coffin

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