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Chinese symbol for “woodwind”

管
guǎn
to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of

The closest CC-CEDICT match for woodwind is 管 (guǎn), defined as: to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

管 guǎn
tube, pipe, duct; to manage, to control
radical 118 ⽵ · 14 strokes

Other Chinese words for “woodwind”

WordPinyinMeaning
管乐器 (管樂器)guǎn yuè qìwind instrument; woodwind

Related words

Other words that share a character with 管.

WordPinyinMeaning
管理guǎn lǐto supervise; to manage
尽管 (儘管)jǐn guǎndespite; although
不管bù guǎnnot to be concerned; regardless of
主管zhǔ guǎnin charge; responsible for
监管 (監管)jiān guǎnto oversee; to take charge of
管制guǎn zhìto control; to restrict

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.