Usage of the character 官

(old) petty official charged with reporting back to the ruler on what people in a locality are talking about
novel in the vernacular
fiction writer; novelist

rǒngguān

冗官

[冗官]

redundant officials

gǎnguān

感官

[感官]

sense
sense organ

guānguì

官桂

[官桂]

Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia)
also written 肉桂 (ròuguì)

zuòguān

做官

[做官]

to take an official post
to become a government employee

jūguān

居官

[居官]

to secure a position
to take an official appointment

guānzhí

官职

[官職]

an official position
a job in the bureaucracy

guānxián

官衔

[官銜]

title
official rank

xiànguān

县官

[縣官]

district magistrate
county magistrate

tānguān

贪官

[貪官]

corrupt official
grasping functionary
greedy mandarin

fùguān

副官

[副官]

aide-de-camp

cíguān

辞官

[辭官]

to resign a government post

huànguān

宦官

[宦官]

court eunuch

Guāntián

官田

[官田]

Guantian, the name of townships in various locations
Guantian, a district in Tainan 台南／台南 ( Táinán), Taiwan

guān'èrdài

官二代

[官二代]

children of officials
word created by analogy with 富二代 (fù'èrdài)

dìfāngguān

地方官

[地方官]

local official

zhízhèngguān

执政官

[執政官]

consul (of the Roman Republic)
magistrate (chief administrator)

zhāoshēngguān

招生官

[招生官]

admissions officer; enrollment officer; college recruiter

dǎguānqiāng

打官腔

[打官腔]

to talk officiously
to assume the air of a functionary
to talk in official jargon

wàijiāoguān

外交官

[外交官]

diplomat

Wú Guānzhèng

吴官正

[吳官正]

Wu Guanzheng (1938-), former CCP Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection

miànshìguān

面试官

[面試官]

interviewer

zhǐhuīguān

指挥官

[指揮官]

commander

xiāobǎoguān

消保官

[消保官]

consumer protection officer (Tw)

fēiguānfāng

非官方

[非官方]

unofficial

sīfǎguān

司法官

[司法官]

(Tw) judges and prosecutors

sīlìngguān

司令官

[司令官]

commander
officer in charge

guānlǎoye

官老爷

[官老爺]

nickname for official

shūjiguān

书记官

[書記官]

clerk of a law court

xìngqìguān

性器官

[性器官]

sexual organ

dàfǎguān

大法官

[大法官]

grand justice
high court justice
supreme court justice

dǎguānsi

打官司

[打官司]

to file a lawsuit
to sue
to dispute

guānnéngjī

官能基

[官能基]

functional group (chemistry)

shìwèiguān

侍卫官

[侍衛官]

guard

chīguānsī

吃官司

[吃官司]

to face legal action; to get sued

jiǎnkòngguān

检控官

[檢控官]

prosecutor
procurator

hǎijūnguān

海军官

[海軍官]

naval officer

shìcóngguān

侍从官

[侍從官]

aide-de-camp

jūnxūguān

军需官

[軍需官]

quartermaster

zhǎngxǐguān

掌玺官

[掌璽官]

chancellor (rank in various European states)

Guāndùqū

官渡区

[官渡區]

Guandu district of Kunming city 昆明市 ( Kūnmíngshì), Yunnan

zhīmaguān

芝麻官

[芝麻官]

low ranking official
petty bureaucrat

yuánqìguān

源器官

[源器官]

source organ

qúndàiguān

裙带官

[裙帶官]

official who gained his position through the influence of a female relative

Tóngguān Qū

铜官区

[銅官區]

Tongguan, a district of Tongling City 銅陵市／铜陵市 ( Tónglíng Shì), Anhui

yànshīguān

验尸官

[驗屍官]

coroner

shěnpànguān

审判官

[審判官]

judge
magistrate

guānjiàzi

官架子

[官架子]

putting on official airs

bànguānfāng

半官方

[半官方]

semiofficial

cáipànguān

裁判官

[裁判官]

judge

guānnéngtuán

官能团

[官能團]

functional group (chemistry)

chǎnshǐguān

铲屎官

[鏟屎官]

(neologism) (coll.) pet owner (lit. "official in charge of cleaning up poop")

lèiqìguān

类器官

[類器官]

organoid (regenerative medicine)

jiǎncháguān

检察官

[檢察官]

public prosecutor; public procurator (judicial officer whose job may involve both criminal investigation and public prosecution)

xīnlángguān

新郎官

[新郎官]

bridegroom; groom

liánluòguān

联络官

[聯絡官]

liaison officer

dǎguānhuà

打官话

[打官話]

to talk officiously
to assume the air of a functionary
to talk in official jargon

jiǔguānniǎo

九官鸟

[九官鳥]

(Tw) (bird species of China) common hill myna (Gracula religiosa)

sānjíshìguān

三级士官

[三級士官]

staff sergeant

jiāguānjìnwèi

加官进位

[加官進位]

promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)

jìshùguānliáo

技术官僚

[技術官僚]

technocrat

guānguānxiānghù

官官相护

[官官相護]

officials shield one another (idiom); a cover-up

fāshēngqìguān

发声器官

[發聲器官]

vocal organs
vocal cords

réntǐqìguān

人体器官

[人體器官]

human organ

mǎiguānmàiguān

买官卖官

[買官賣官]

buying and selling of official positions

wèishēngguānyuán

卫生官员

[衛生官員]

health official

xíngzhèngzhǎngguān

行政长官

[行政長官]

chief executive
magistrate

guānyàngwénzhāng

官样文章

[官樣文章]

officialese
red tape

zhèngfǔguānyuán

政府官员

[政府官員]

government employee

guānliáoxíqì

官僚习气

[官僚習氣]

(derog.) bureaucracy
red tape

sānguāndàdì

三官大帝

[三官大帝]

the three gods in charge of heaven, earth and water (Daoism)

guānliáozhǔyì

官僚主义

[官僚主義]

bureaucracy

guānhuànrénjiā

官宦人家

[官宦人家]

family of a functionary (i.e. educated middle class in Qing times)

tānguānwūlì

贪官污吏

[貪官污吏]

grasping officials, corrupt mandarins (idiom); abuse and corruption

zāngguānwūlì

赃官污吏

[贓官污吏]

grasping officials, corrupt mandarins (idiom); abuse and corruption

èrjíshìguān

二级士官

[二級士官]

sergeant

gāoguānhòulù

高官厚禄

[高官厚祿]

high post and generous salary (idiom); promotion to a high official position

gāojíjūnguān

高级军官

[高級軍官]

senior military officers
top brass

jiāguānjìnjí

加官晋级

[加官晉級]

to receive a promotion; to rise in rank

gǎnjuéqìguān

感觉器官

[感覺器官]

sense organs
the five senses

guānsīhéyíng

官私合营

[官私合營]

public and private interests working together (idiom)

màiguānyùjué

卖官鬻爵

[賣官鬻爵]

(idiom) to grant government positions or official titles in exchange for bribes

guānyùnhēngtōng

官运亨通

[官運亨通]

(of a political career) everything is going smoothly (idiom)

yījíshìguān

一级士官

[一級士官]

corporal (army)

jiāguānjìnjué

加官晋爵

[加官晉爵]

to confer a title an official position

fēngguānxǔyuàn

封官许愿

[封官許願]

to offer official positions and material benefits in order to buy people's allegiance

Hǎi Ruìbàguān

海瑞罢官

[海瑞罷官]

Hai Rui dismissed from office, 1960 historical play by historian Wu Han 吳晗／吴晗

guānfángzhǎngguān

官房长官

[官房長官]

chief cabinet secretary (Japan)

shēngzhíqìguān

生殖器官

[生殖器官]

reproductive organ

xīnánguānhuà

西南官话

[西南官話]

Southwestern Mandarin, dialect group of Mandarin spoken primarily in southwestern China

wénwǔbǎiguān

文武百官

[文武百官]

civil and military officials

sìjíshìguān

四级士官

[四級士官]

sergeant first class

jiānguānwūlì

奸官污吏

[奸官污吏]

traitor minister and corrupt official (idiom); abuse and corruption

Guāntīng Shuǐkù

官厅水库

[官廳水庫]

Guanting or Kuan-ting Reservoir in Hebei, one of the main water reservoirs serving Beijing

qìguānyízhí

器官移殖

[器官移殖]

organ transplant

Guāndùzhī Zhàn

官渡之战

[官渡之戰]

Battle of Guandu of 199 that established Cao Cao's 曹操 ( Cáo Cāo) domination over north China, at Guandu (near modern 許昌／许昌 ( Xǔchāng) in north Henan)

guānbàosīchóu

官报私仇

[官報私仇]

to take advantage of official post for personal revenge (idiom)

jiāguānjìnjué

加官进爵

[加官進爵]

promotion to the nobility (idiom)

guówùzhǎngguān

国务长官

[國務長官]

secretary of state (esp. historical, or Japanese or Korean usage)

chéngshěnfǎguān

承审法官

[承審法官]

trial judge

gāoguānxiǎnjué

高官显爵

[高官顯爵]

high ranking

jiāfēngguānjiē

加封官阶

[加封官階]

to confer additional titles on a nobleman

gōng'ānguānyuán

公安官员

[公安官員]

public safety officials

shǒuxífǎguān

首席法官

[首席法官]

Chief Justice

liùjíshìguān

六级士官

[六級士官]

sergeant major

guānbīmínfǎn

官逼民反

[官逼民反]

a government official drives the people to revolt (idiom); a minister provokes a rebellion by exploiting the people

shēngguānfācái

升官发财

[升官發財]

to be promoted and gain wealth (idiom)

wǔguānduānzhèng

五官端正

[五官端正]

to have regular features

fāyīnqìguān

发音器官

[發音器官]

vocal organs
vocal cords

jùnzhì'ānguān

郡治安官

[郡治安官]

sheriff

guānfāngyǔyán

官方语言

[官方語言]

official language

wǔjíshìguān

五级士官

[五級士官]

master sergeant

shǐlǐngguānyuán

使领官员

[使領官員]

ambassador and consul
diplomat

Jiāng Huáiguānhuà

江淮官话

[江淮官話]

Jianghuai Mandarin

dáguānguìrén

达官贵人

[達官貴人]

high official and noble persons (idiom); the great and the good

jiāguānjìnlù

加官进禄

[加官進祿]

promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)

guānfùyuánzhí

官复原职

[官復原職]

restored to one's official post
to send sb back to his former post

shǒuxíyíngxiāoguān

首席营销官

[首席營銷官]

chief marketing officer (CMO)

Guānchǎng Xiànxíng Jì

官场现形记

[官場現形記]

Observations on the Current State of Officialdom, late Qing novel by Li Baojia 李寶嘉／李宝嘉 ( Lǐ Bǎojià)

jīngshénguānnéngzhèng

精神官能症

[精神官能症]

neurosis

shǒuxíxìnxīguān

首席信息官

[首席信息官]

chief information officer (CIO)

shǒuxíjìshùguān

首席技术官

[首席技術官]

chief technology officer (CTO)

shǒuxídàfǎguān

首席大法官

[首席大法官]

Chief Justice (of US Supreme Court)

shǒuxícáiwùguān

首席财务官

[首席財務官]

chief financial officer (CFO)

shǒuxíyùnyíngguān

首席运营官

[首席運營官]

chief operating officer (COO)

shǒuxízhíxíngguān

首席执行官

[首席執行官]

chief executive officer (CEO)

kōngxīndàlǎoguān

空心大老官

[空心大老官]

fake important personage
sham

qìguānjuānxiànzhě

器官捐献者

[器官捐獻者]

organ donor

shénjīngguānnéngzhèng

神经官能症

[神經官能症]

neurosis

Abǐxīníyà Guānhuà

阿比西尼亚官话

[阿比西尼亞官話]

Amharic (language)

qīngguānnánduànjiāwùshì

清官难断家务事

[清官難斷家務事]

even an honest and upright official will have difficulty resolving a family dispute (proverb)

xīnguānshàngrènsānbǎhuǒ

新官上任三把火

[新官上任三把火]

(of a newly appointed official) to make bold changes on assuming office (idiom)

bùpàguān,zhǐpàguǎn

不怕官，只怕管

[不怕官，只怕管]

lit. it is not an official to be feared, but a person in direct control over sb (proverb)
fig. to be obliged to comply with people in authority

tiědǎdeyámen,liúshuǐdeguān

铁打的衙门，流水的官

[鐵打的衙門，流水的官]

lit. the yamen is strong as iron, the officials flow like water (idiom)
fig. government officials come and go

zhǐxǔzhōuguānfànghuǒ,bùxǔbǎixìngdiǎndēng

只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯

[只許州官放火，不許百姓點燈]

only the official is allowed to light the fire
Gods may do what cattle may not
quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi

dāngguānbùwèimínzuòzhǔbùrúhuíjiāmàihóngshǔ

当官不为民做主不如回家卖红薯

[當官不為民做主不如回家賣紅薯]

if an official does not put the people first, he might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes