管状

管狀

guǎnzhuàng

adjective #30,504

Meanings

1 tubular
2 tube-shaped

Characters

Examples

这种花有管状的花瓣。

Zhè zhǒng huā yǒu guǎnzhuàng de huābàn.

This flower has tubular petals.

管状结构很坚固。

Guǎnzhuàng jiégòu hěn jiāngù.

Tubular structures are very strong.

Tips

grammar

管 (tube) + 状 (shape) is a productive pattern for '_-shaped' adjectives: 圆形 (round-shaped → round), 网状 (net-shaped → reticular), 球状 (ball-shaped → spherical), 树状 (tree-shaped → dendritic). 状 reliably converts a noun to a 'shaped like X' adjective.

Stroke Order

管 guǎn

状 zhuàng