惯 guàn
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 贯 to pierce, to string up
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
惯
guàn
to spoil; to indulge; to be accustomed to
Character
Example phrases
- 他从小被家里惯得厉害，进入集体生活后才意识到规则并不会围着自己转。 Tā cóngxiǎo bèi jiālǐ guàn de lìhai, jìnrù jítǐ shēnghuó hòu cái yìshí dào guīzé bìng bú huì wéizhe zìjǐ zhuàn. He had been badly indulged at home since childhood, and only after entering group life did he realise that rules would not revolve around him.
- 你别老惯着孩子，他要什么就给什么可不行。 Nǐ bié lǎo guànzhe háizi, tā yào shénme jiù gěi shénme kě bù xíng. Don't keep spoiling the child; giving him whatever he asks for won't do.
- 这个孩子被爷爷奶奶惯坏了。 Zhège háizi bèi yéye nǎinai guàn huài le. This child has been spoiled rotten by his grandparents.
Related words
- 习惯 xíguàn habit
- 惯例 guànlì convention; usual practice
- 惯性 guànxìng inertia; force of habit
- 娇惯 jiāoguàn to pamper; to spoil
- 司空见惯 sīkōngjiànguàn commonplace; nothing unusual
- 哺育 bǔyù to nurture; to foster
- 宠 chǒng to spoil; to pamper; to favour
- 慈祥 cíxiáng kindly; benevolent
- 宠爱 chǒng'ài to dote on; to favour
- 恩情 ēnqíng kindness; favour
- 安抚 ānfǔ to comfort; to pacify; to reassure
- 恩人 ēnrén benefactor