Dong Chinese dictionary

guǎn

public building

Phonosemantic compound. 飠 represents the meaning and 官 represents the sound.

Components

飠 Meaning component

shí

eat

飠 is a component form of 食.

官 Sound component

guān

official

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

guǎn

public building; building; shop; term for certain service establishments; embassy or consulate; schoolroom (old); CL:家[jiā]

Most common words with 館

Sources