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棺材

guāncai
noun HSK 7-9 #3,992

Measure Word

一口棺材 kǒu

Meanings

  1. 1 coffin

Characters

棺
guān
coffin
材
cai
material; timber
A timber container for burial.

Examples

HSK 7-9
棺材是用上好的木材做的。
Guāncai shì yòng shànghǎo de mùcái zuò de.
The coffin was made of fine wood.
HSK 7-9
他们把棺材抬进了墓地。
Tāmen bǎ guāncai tái jìn le mùdì.
They carried the coffin into the cemetery.

Tips

culture
The idiom 盖棺定论 means "a final verdict can only be made after the coffin lid is closed" - only after death can a person be truly judged.
memory
棺 (coffin) + 材 (material/wood) = a wooden coffin. Both characters have the 木 (wood) radical.

Stroke Order

棺 guān
材 cái