guàn

to put on a hat

surname Guan; to be first; to dub

covering (冖) + head (元) + hand (寸) = to crown or cap

A hand (寸) places a covering (冖) over the head (元), the topmost part of the body — capturing the act of crowning or capping someone. Being capped first meant being crowned champion, which is why 冠 also means to rank first.

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这支球队今年绝全场,赢得了第一名。

zhè zhī qiú duì jīn nián guàn jué quán chǎng, yíng dé le dì yī míng。

This team was head and shoulders above everyone this year, winning first place.

他们给这个新产品以一个很特别的名字。

tā men gěi zhè ge xīn chǎn pǐn guàn yǐ yī ge hěn tè bié de míng zi。

They dubbed the new product with a very special name.

Words with 冠

皇冠假日酒店

huáng guān jià rì jiǔ diàn

Crowne Plaza (hotel chain)

2019冠状病毒病

èr líng yī jiǔ guān zhuàng bìng dú bìng

COVID-19, the coronavirus disease identified in 2019

金冠地莺

jīn guān dì yīng

(bird species of China) slaty-bellied tesia (Tesia olivea)

金冠戴菊

jīn guān dài jú

goldcrest (Regulus regulus)

金冠树八哥

jīn guān shù bā ge

(bird species of China) golden-crested myna (Ampeliceps coronatus)

金桂冠

jīn guì guān

Kim Kye-gwan (1943-), North Korean diplomat, first vice-foreign minister and chief negotiator 2010-2019

销冠

xiāo guàn

top salesperson; sales champion

表冠

biǎo guān

watch crown; winding crown

长新冠

cháng xīn guān

long COVID

头冠

tóu guān

a crown

陈冠希

chén guān xī

Edison Chen (1980-), Hong Kong singer and actor

鸡冠

jī guān

see 雞冠區|鸡冠区[Ji1 guan1 Qu1]

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