管guǎn
to manage, to supervise. 14 strokes, radical ⺮, first met in HSK 3.
How to write 管
Strokes 1–6 write ⺮, then strokes 7–14 write 官.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 管 · the stroke-order rules
What 管 is made of
⺮ (zhú, bamboo) and 官 (guān, official).
⺮ carries the meaning — bamboo — and 官 carries the sound.
Words that use 管
| 管 | to manage, to supervise 负责照看，让事情不出乱子 爷爷退休后还管着院子里的花草。After retiring, Grandpa still manages the flowers in the yard. Lesson 150, 区域治理与信任 · 法律社会与政务秩序 · Law, Governance, Justice & Civil Order |
| 管理 | to administer and oversee operations 负责安排和监督，让一切顺利进行 这位主任负责管理整个车间的安全。This supervisor is responsible for oversee daily operations the whole workshop's safety. Lesson 127, 生产制造 · 职场工作与商业社会 · Workplace, Commerce & Society |
| 不管 | no matter, regardless of 不去考虑某种情况，结果都一样 不管道路多么漫长，他都不放弃。no matter how long the road ahead was, he refused to give up. Lesson 250, 本科求索与学海启航 · 校园治学与青春求索 · Campus Academics, Intellectual Debate & Graduation |
| 吸管 | a drinking straw 喝饮料时用来吸的细管子 她用吸管品尝香甜的热饮。She used a straw to sip the sweet hot drink. Lesson 352, 市井闲趣与缤纷温情 · 研精致思与盛夏清波 · Systemic Precision, Deep Learning & Summer Rhythms |
| 尽管 | although, despite 表示姑且承认某种事实，后面常有转折 尽管余震不断，队员们依然坚守。Although the aftershocks kept coming, the team held firm. Lesson 443, 严谨自律 · 笃行自励与经世宏图 · Resolute Self-Mastery & Civic Governance |
| 主管 | in charge of, supervisor 指负责某项工作的领导 主管院长深入门诊排查主观偏见。the supervising director went deep into outpatient services to check for bias. Lesson 532, 精业笃行 · 笃行至善与精业拓新 · Biomedical Care & Industrial Innovation |
| 管道 | pipeline, conduit 指输送气体或液体的管子系统 地下天然气管道网络四通八达。The underground natural-gas pipeline network reached every direction. Lesson 586, 暖心惠民 · 沧海横流与大国重器 · Navigating Turbulent Waters & Pillars of Industry |
| 看管 | to look after, guard 指照料并守护 他常常开夜车看管站台。Night after night he was watching over the platform. Lesson 608, 夜守月台 · 怀瑾握瑜与笃行求真 · Moral Benevolence & Relentless Truth |
| 血管 | blood vessel 指输送血的管道 说血管不能长期受到压迫。He said blood vessels must not be compressed for long. Lesson 668, 血液循环 · 行稳致远与宏图大展 · Prudent Governance & Grand Strategy |
| 只管 | go ahead and, just 指尽管去做不必顾虑 大家只顾抢运物资，队长说你们只管去。The captain said they should just go ahead. Lesson 689, 抢运物资 · 风云际会与鼎盛宏猷 · Historical Moments & Prosperous Enterprises |
More characters with the radical ⺮
All 20 of them, and what the radical means, on the 竹 radical page.