管
guǎn
variant of 管[guan3]
surname Guan; to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; to care about; tube; pipe; woodwind; classifier for tube-shaped objects; particle similar to 把[ba3] in 管...叫 constructions; writing brush; (coll.) to; towards
bamboo (⺮) + official (官) = pipe, manage, be in charge of
Bamboo (⺮) was the original material for pipes, flutes, and writing tubes — things you hold, channel through, or govern. 官 mainly lends the sound guǎn; the bamboo radical carries the core sense of a hollow tube and, by extension, control and administration.
这件事你不用管，我来处理。
zhè jiàn shì nǐ bù yòng guǎn，wǒ lái chǔlǐ。
You don't need to take care of this matter; I'll handle it.
他管一个三十人的团队，压力很大。
tā guǎn yī gè sānshí rén de tuánduì，yālì hěn dà。
He manages a team of thirty people, and the pressure is very great.
Words with 管
磁控管
cí kòng guǎn
cavity magnetron (used to produce microwaves)
肠管
cháng guǎn
intestine
通风管
tōng fēng guǎn
ventilation duct
速调管
sù tiáo guǎn
klystron (electronic tube used to produce high frequency radio waves)
针管
zhēn guǎn
syringe
铅管工
qiān guǎn gōng
plumber
铜管
tóng guǎn
brass instrument (music)
铜管乐器
tóng guǎn yuè qì
brass instruments
钢管
gāng guǎn
steel pipe
钢管舞
gāng guǎn wǔ
pole dancing
锁管
suǒ guǎn
general term for squids (Tw)
阴极射线管
yīn jí shè xiàn guǎn
cathode ray tube