Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/惯(慣)-guàn-be-accustomed-to

惯(慣) guàn be accustomed to in Mandarin Chinese

Definition

Radical is 心 xīn “heart”. When at the left side of a character, this radical is referred to colloquially as 心字旁 xīnzìpáng “side made up of the character 心” and is written as 忄. Phonetic is 贯 (貫) guàn “pass through.” Distinguish 惯 (慣) from 慢 màn.

Examples

• 惯 (慣) -guàn be used to, be accustomed to [RE]
• 吃惯 (吃慣) chīguàn be used to eating something [RC]
• 吃得惯 (吃得慣) chīdeguàn can get used to eating something [RC]
• 吃不惯 (吃不慣) chībuguàn can’t get used to eating something [RC]
• 习惯 (習慣) xíguàn be accustomed to [V]; custom, habit [N]

Sources

Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler

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