Usage of the character 冠

the capping ceremony, a Confucian coming of age ceremony for males dating from pre-Qin times, performed when a boy reaches the age of 20, involving the ritual placing of caps on the head of the young man

huángguān

皇冠

[皇冠]

crown (headgear)

guānzi

冠子

[冠子]

crest
crown

yǔguān

羽冠

[羽冠]

feathered crest (of bird)

tóuguān

头冠

[頭冠]

a crown
top of the head

shùguān

树冠

[樹冠]

treetop

jiāguān

加冠

[加冠]

(in former times) coming-of-age ceremony at 20 years

duóguàn

夺冠

[奪冠]

to seize the crown
fig. to win a championship
to win gold medal

miǎnguān

免冠

[免冠]

bareheaded (in a photo)

guànjūn

冠军

[冠軍]

champion

ròuguān

肉冠

[肉冠]

comb (fleshy crest on a bird's head)

guìguān

桂冠

[桂冠]

laurel (as a symbol of victory or merit)

wángguān

王冠

[王冠]

crown

jīguān

鸡冠

[雞冠]

crest
cockscomb

xīnguān

新冠

[新冠]

novel coronavirus (abbr. for 新型冠狀病毒／新型冠状病毒 (xīnxíngguānzhuàngbìngdú)) (esp. SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19)

huāguān

花冠

[花冠]

corolla

guàncí

冠词

[冠詞]

article (in grammar)

guànyǐ

冠以

[冠以]

to label
to call

jīguān

笄冠

[笄冠]

to have just attained maturity (traditional)

biǎoguān

表冠

[錶冠]

watch crown; winding crown

Jīguān

鸡冠

[雞冠]

Jiguan district of Jixi city 雞西／鸡西 ( Jīxī), Heilongjiang

guānmiǎn

冠冕

[冠冕]

royal crown
official hat
official
leader
chief
elegant and stately

yīguān

衣冠

[衣冠]

hat and clothes
attire

wèiguān

未冠

[未冠]

minor (old usage, person under 20)

qiánguān

前冠

[前冠]

heading
prefix

guānzhuàng

冠状

[冠狀]

coronary (i.e. relating to the coronary arteries or veins)
crown-shaped

Oū Guàn

欧冠

[歐冠]

UEFA Champions League

chǐguān

齿冠

[齒冠]

crown of tooth

hòuguān

后冠

[后冠]

crown or tiara of a queen, empress or beauty pageant winner
first place in a women's competition

guānxíngcí

冠形词

[冠形詞]

article (in grammar)

dìngguàncí

定冠词

[定冠詞]

definite article (grammar)

huǒguānquè

火冠雀

[火冠雀]

(bird species of China) fire-capped tit (Cephalopyrus flammiceps)

dāngshìguàn

当世冠

[當世冠]

the foremost person of his age
unequalled
a leading light

guānmáyā

冠麻鸭

[冠麻鴨]

(bird species of China) crested shelduck (Tadorna cristata)

guānxīnbìng

冠心病

[冠心病]

coronary heart disease

guànjūnsài

冠军赛

[冠軍賽]

championship

guānhǎiquè

冠海雀

[冠海雀]

(bird species of China) Japanese murrelet (Synthliboramphus wumizusume)

Jīn Guìguān

金桂冠

[金桂冠]

Kim Kye-gwan (1943-), North Korean diplomat, first vice-foreign minister and chief negotiator 2010-2019

hēiguānyán

黑冠鳽

[黑冠鳽]

(bird species of China) Malayan night heron (Gorsachius melanolophus)

Jīguānqū

鸡冠区

[雞冠區]

Jiguan district of Jixi city 雞西／鸡西 ( Jīxī), Heilongjiang

Qiáo Guànhuá

乔冠华

[喬冠華]

Qiao Guanhua (1913-1973), PRC politician and diplomat

yuèguìguān

月桂冠

[月桂冠]

laurel crown
victory garland (in Greek and Western culture)

jīguānhuā

鸡冠花

[雞冠花]

cockscomb flower
Celosia cristata

guānyúgǒu

冠鱼狗

[冠魚狗]

(bird species of China) crested kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris)

cuìguānyù

翠冠玉

[翠冠玉]

peyote (Lophophora williamsii)

chángxīnguān

长新冠

[長新冠]

long COVID

yīguānzhǒng

衣冠冢

[衣冠冢]

cenotaph

wèichéngguān

未成冠

[未成冠]

minor (old usage, person under 20)

Chén Guānxī

陈冠希

[陳冠希]

Edison Chen (1980-), Hong Kong singer and actor

diànguānzàoméi

靛冠噪鹛

[靛冠噪鶥]

(bird species of China) blue-crowned laughingthrush (Garrulax courtoisi)

jīnguāndàijú

金冠戴菊

[金冠戴菊]

goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
gold-crowned kinglet

guānmiǎntánghuáng

冠冕堂皇

[冠冕堂皇]

high-sounding
dignified
pompous (idiom)

yīguānqínshòu

衣冠禽兽

[衣冠禽獸]

lit. dressed up animal (idiom)
fig. immoral and despicable person

hèguānshānquè

褐冠山雀

[褐冠山雀]

(bird species of China) grey crested tit (Lophophanes dichrous)

Huángguānchūbǎn

皇冠出版

[皇冠出版]

Crown publishers, Hong Kong

guānzhuàngbìngdú

冠状病毒

[冠狀病毒]

coronavirus

nùfàchōngguān

怒发冲冠

[怒髮衝冠]

lit. hair stands up in anger and tips off one's hat (idiom)
fig. seething in anger
raise one's hackles

hèguānjuānsǔn

褐冠鹃隼

[褐冠鵑隼]

(bird species of China) Jerdon's baza (Aviceda jerdoni)

guānwénliǔyīng

冠纹柳莺

[冠紋柳鶯]

(bird species of China) Claudia's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus claudiae)

tánguānxiāngqìng

弹冠相庆

[彈冠相慶]

lit. to flick dust off sb's cap (idiom); to celebrate an official appointment
to congratulate and celebrate (promotion, graduation etc)

báiguānzàoméi

白冠噪鹛

[白冠噪鶥]

(bird species of China) white-crested laughingthrush (Garrulax leucolophus)

jīnguāndìyīng

金冠地莺

[金冠地鶯]

(bird species of China) slaty-bellied tesia (Tesia olivea)

huīguānyāquè

灰冠鸦雀

[灰冠鴉雀]

(bird species of China) Przevalski's parrotbill (Sinosuthora przewalskii)

bùdìngguàncí

不定冠词

[不定冠詞]

indefinite article (e.g. English a, an)

guānzhuàngdòngmài

冠状动脉

[冠狀動脈]

coronary artery

xīnguānbìngdú

新冠病毒

[新冠病毒]

novel coronavirus (abbr. for 新型冠狀病毒／新型冠状病毒 (xīnxíngguānzhuàngbìngdú)) (esp. SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19)

huángfùguānbēi

黄腹冠鹎

[黃腹冠鵯]

(bird species of China) white-throated bulbul (Alophoixus flaveolus)

yīguānchǔchǔ

衣冠楚楚

[衣冠楚楚]

immaculately dressed
well-groomed
dapper

báiguānyànwěi

白冠燕尾

[白冠燕尾]

(bird species of China) white-crowned forktail (Enicurus leschenaulti)

hēiguānhuángbēi

黑冠黄鹎

[黑冠黃鵯]

(bird species of China) black-crested bulbul (Pycnonotus flaviventris)

guānmàixúnhuán

冠脉循环

[冠脈循環]

coronary circulation

guānbānxīniǎo

冠斑犀鸟

[冠斑犀鳥]

(bird species of China) oriental pied hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris)

tuántǐguànjūn

团体冠军

[團體冠軍]

group championship

xīnguānfèiyán

新冠肺炎

[新冠肺炎]

COVID-19, the coronavirus disease identified in 2019

mùhóu'érguàn

沐猴而冠

[沐猴而冠]

lit. a monkey wearing a hat (idiom)
fig. worthless person in imposing attire

báihóuguānbēi

白喉冠鹎

[白喉冠鵯]

(bird species of China) puff-throated bulbul (Alophoixus pallidus)

éguānbódài

峨冠博带

[峨冠博帶]

official class
intellectual class (idiom)

dāngshìzhīguàn

当世之冠

[當世之冠]

the foremost person of his age
unequalled
a leading light

Zhāngguān Lǐdài

张冠李戴

[張冠李戴]

lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head
to attribute sth to the wrong person (idiom)
to confuse one thing with another

báiguānpānquè

白冠攀雀

[白冠攀雀]

(bird species of China) white-crowned penduline tit (Remiz coronatus)

huīguānwēngyīng

灰冠鹟莺

[灰冠鶲鶯]

(bird species of China) grey-crowned warbler (Seicercus tephrocephalus)

hēiguānshānquè

黑冠山雀

[黑冠山雀]

(bird species of China) rufous-vented tit (Periparus rubidiventris)

hēiguānliángniǎo

黑冠椋鸟

[黑冠椋鳥]

(bird species of China) Brahminy starling (Sturnia pagodarum)

fàguānjuǎnwěi

发冠卷尾

[髮冠卷尾]

(bird species of China) hair-crested drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus)

hēiguānjuānsǔn

黑冠鹃隼

[黑冠鵑隼]

(bird species of China) black baza (Aviceda leuphotes)

jīnguānshùbāge

金冠树八哥

[金冠樹八哥]

(bird species of China) golden-crested myna (Ampeliceps coronatus)

báiguānchángwěizhì

白冠长尾雉

[白冠長尾雉]

(bird species of China) Reeves's pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii)

huángguānzhuómùniǎo

黄冠啄木鸟

[黃冠啄木鳥]

(bird species of China) lesser yellownape (Picus chlorolophus)

hēiguānchángbìyuán

黑冠长臂猿

[黑冠長臂猿]

black crested gibbon (Nomascus nasutus)

xīnxíngguānzhuàngbìngdú

新型冠状病毒

[新型冠狀病毒]

novel coronavirus (esp. SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19)

Huángguān Jiàrì Jiǔdiàn

皇冠假日酒店

[皇冠假日酒店]

Crowne Plaza (hotel chain)

Huángguān Chūbǎn Jítuán

皇冠出版集团

[皇冠出版集團]

Crown publishing group, Hong Kong

xīnánguānwénliǔyīng

西南冠纹柳莺

[西南冠紋柳鶯]

(bird species of China) Blyth's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus reguloides)

dàhuángguānzhuómùniǎo

大黄冠啄木鸟

[大黃冠啄木鳥]

(bird species of China) greater yellownape (Chrysophlegma flavinucha)

Huánánguānwénliǔyīng

华南冠纹柳莺

[華南冠紋柳鶯]

(bird species of China) Hartert's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus goodsoni)

huángguānshàngdemíngzhū

皇冠上的明珠

[皇冠上的明珠]

the brightest jewel in the crown

huāguānzhòukuīxīniǎo

花冠皱盔犀鸟

[花冠皺盔犀鳥]

(bird species of China) wreathed hornbill (Rhyticeros undulatus)

èrlíngyījiǔguānzhuàngbìngdúbìng

2019冠状病毒病

[2019冠狀病毒病]

COVID-19, the coronavirus disease identified in 2019

guānzhuàngdòngmàipángtōngshǒushù

冠状动脉旁通手术

[冠狀動脈旁通手術]

coronary bypass operation

guānzhuàngdòngmàipánglùyízhíshǒushù

冠状动脉旁路移植手术

[冠狀動脈旁路移植手術]

coronary bypass operation

guātiánbùnàlü,lǐxiàbùzhěngguān

瓜田不纳履，李下不整冠

[瓜田不納履，李下不整冠]

lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom)
fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion
innocent acts may be misconstrued