Usage of the character 貫

to pierce through
to pass through
to be stringed together
string of 1000 cash

zòngguàn

纵贯

[縱貫]

lit. warp string in weaving
fig. vertical or north-south lines
to pass through
to cross lengthwise
to pierce (esp. north-south or top-to-bottom)

guànlián

贯连

[貫連]

to link up
to join together
to connect

guànchè

贯彻

[貫徹]

to implement
to put into practice
to carry out

jíguàn

籍贯

[籍貫]

one's native place
place of ancestry
registered birthplace

guàntōng

贯通

[貫通]

to link up
to thread together

liánguàn

联贯

[聯貫]

variant of 連貫／连贯 (liánguàn)

tiáoguàn

条贯

[條貫]

(literary) systematic arrangement
coherent presentation

yīguàn

一贯

[一貫]

consistent
constant
from start to finish
all along
persistent

guànchuàn

贯串

[貫串]

to pierce through
to string together

yúguàn

鱼贯

[魚貫]

one after the other
in single file

héngguàn

横贯

[橫貫]

horizontal traverse
to cut across
to cross transversally

liánguàn

连贯

[連貫]

to link up (disparate elements)
coherent (narrative, argument etc)

mǎnguàn

满贯

[滿貫]

to win every trick in a card game
grand slam
fig. total success

jiùguàn

旧贯

[舊貫]

old system
former rules

guànshí

贯时

[貫時]

diachronic

guànqì

贯气

[貫氣]

(feng shui) beneficial influence, esp. from one's ancestral graves
to confer a beneficial influence

guànchuān

贯穿

[貫穿]

to run through
a connecting thread from beginning to end
to link

wànguàn

万贯

[萬貫]

ten thousand strings of cash
very wealthy
millionaire

xiāngguàn

乡贯

[鄉貫]

one's native place
place of ancestry
registered birthplace

guànzhù

贯注

[貫注]

to concentrate on; to give full attention to

Luó Guànzhōng

罗贯中

[羅貫中]

Luo Guanzhong (c. 1330-c. 1400), author of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and other works

dàmǎnguàn

大满贯

[大滿貫]

grand slam

yúguàn'érrù

鱼贯而入

[魚貫而入]

to walk in in a line

wànguànjiācái

万贯家财

[萬貫家財]

vast wealth

yúguàn'érchū

鱼贯而出

[魚貫而出]

to file out; to walk out in a line

qìguànchánghóng

气贯长虹

[氣貫長虹]

spirit reaches to the rainbow
full of noble aspiration and daring

èguànmǎnyíng

恶贯满盈

[惡貫滿盈]

lit. strung through and filled with evil (idiom); filled with extreme evil
replete with vice
guilty of monstrous crimes

guànchèshǐzhōng

贯彻始终

[貫徹始終]

to follow through; to carry through to the end

rúléiguàn'ěr

如雷贯耳

[如雷貫耳]

lit. like thunder piercing the ear
a well-known reputation (idiom)

rónghuìguàntōng

融会贯通

[融會貫通]

to master the subject via a comprehensive study of surrounding areas

jiāzīwànguàn

家赀万贯

[家貲萬貫]

immensely rich

yāochánwànguàn

腰缠万贯

[腰纏萬貫]

lit. ten thousand strings of cash in money belt (idiom); carrying lots of money
extremely wealthy
loaded

quánshénguànzhù

全神贯注

[全神貫注]

to concentrate one's attention completely (idiom)
with rapt attention

júbùliánguànxìng

局部连贯性

[局部連貫性]

local coherence