桓

huán
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 surname Huan
  2. 2 a wooden post marking a postal station or grave

Examples

HSK 7-9
Qí Huángōng shì Chūnqiū shíqī dìyī wèi bàzhǔ.
Duke Huan of Qi was the first hegemon of the Spring and Autumn period.
HSK 7-9
Huán Wēn shì Dōngjìn quánshì xiǎnhè de jiànglǐng.
Huan Wen was a powerful general of the Eastern Jin dynasty.

Tips

culture
Most familiar from posthumous titles like 齐桓公 (Duke Huan of Qi). Originally 桓 named the tall wooden marker posts set up at post stations and tombs, which is why it carries the wood radical.

Components

radical
木 mù
wood; tree
木 is the wood radical (left-side form). The character originally named a wooden marker post, so the wood radical fixes the material sense even though today it is mostly a surname.
phonetic
亘 gèn
extend through; phonetic
亘 supplies the sound; the reading drifted to huán. It contributes pronunciation only and no meaning here.

Stroke Order

桓 huán