館 [馆] guān
noun
: public building (museum; embassy); shop
Kun Reading
館 | たち tachi OR たて tate
noun
: mansion; small castle
: (Honorific or respectful language) nobleman; noblewoman
館 | やかた yakata
noun
: mansion; small castle
: (Honorific or respectful language) nobleman; noblewoman
: boat cabin
館 | むろつみ murotsumi
noun
: inn
On Reading
館 | かん kan
noun
: house; hall; building
Usage:
館長[馆长] guan3chang2: curator
美術館 [美术馆] mei3 shu4 guan3: art gallery
領事館 [领事馆] ling3 shi4 guan3: consulate
館長[馆长] guan3chang2: curator
[かんちょう kanchou: superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian]
館地 guan3di4: school (old)
館子 guan3zi: restaurant; theater (old)
館賓[宾] guan3bin1: private teacher; preceptor
賓[宾]館 bin1’guan3: guesthouse; lodge; hotel
旅館lü3guan3: hotel [りょかん ryokan: Japanese hotel; inn]
妓館 ji4 guan3: brothel [しょうかん shoukan]
茶館 cha2guan3: teahouse
圖書館[图书馆] tu2shu1 guan3: library [図書館 | としょかん toshokan]
飯館[饭馆] fan4’guan3: restaurant
美術館 [美术馆] mei3 shu4 guan3: art gallery
[びじゅつかん bijutsukan: art gallery; art museum]
領事館 [领事馆] ling3 shi4 guan3: consulate
[りょうじかん ryoujikan]
Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic.
食 (shi2: eat; food) suggests the meaning while
官 (guan1: official) provides the sound.
形声 Pictophonetic.
食 (shi2: eat; food) suggests the meaning while
官 (guan1: official) provides the sound.
簡體 Simplified.
馆. Derived from generic radical simplification #2 (飠食 » 饣).
Semantic: 舘
Historical variant: 館
Examples:
學校圖書館在那兒？
xue2xiao4 tu2shu1 guan3 zai4 na4er?
Where’s the school’s library?
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
