宦 Stroke Order

宦 [huàn] 1. 官，做官。 Official, to be an official. 2. 阉人，太监。 Eunuch, a castrated man serving in the inner palace. 3. 姓。 A surname. 1. 官，做官：官～。仕～。～海。～游。 Official, to be an official: official duties, serve as an official, travel as an official. 2. 阉人，太监：～官。 Eunuch, as in eunuch officials. 3. 姓。 A surname. 【本义】:做奴隶主或帝王的奴仆 Original meaning: To serve as a slave to a master or emperor. 【造字法】:会意。从宀 mián，表示与家庭房屋有关。从臣。“臣”本奴隶。合起来的意思是家室奴仆。 Character formation: A compound ideogram, indicating relation to home or family, combined with "臣" which means slave. Together it signifies a household servant. 1. 同本义 ([En.] serve as a slave) To serve as a slave. 【引】 1 《国语·越语》：与范蠡人宦于 吴。 注:“为臣隶也。” [Translation] "With Fan Li, serving as a minister in Wu." Note: "as a servant." 【例】 又如:宦女(服务于宫中的女奴) [Example] Such as: female servants in the palace. 2. 学习官吏的事务 ([En.] study government service) To study government affairs. 【引】 1 《说文》：宦，仕也。…犹今试用学习之官也。 [Translation] "Serve as an official." 【例】 又如:宦学(学习做官与六艺;做官与做学问) [Example] Such as: studying how to become an official. 3. 做官 ([En.] be an official) To be an official. 【引】 1 《左传·宣公二年》：及成公即位，乃宦卿之适而为之田。 [Translation] "When Chenggong ascended the throne, he appointed his ministers to manage the lands." 【例】 又如:宦成(登上显贵地位);宦况(为官的情况) [Example] Such as: to attain an official position, or the conditions of being an official. 4. 阉割 ([En.] castrate) To castrate. 【例】 如:宦牛(阉割的牛) [Example] Such as: a castrated bull. 1. 官吏 ([En.] official) An official. 【引】 1 李密《陈情表》：本图宦达，不矜名节。 [Translation] "Originally aimed for success, without valuing reputation." 【例】 又如:宦牒(记载官吏姓名爵禄的文书);宦族(官宦之家) [Example] Such as: documents regarding officials or an official family. 2. 太监，在内宫侍候女眷或被任为宫廷内侍的割去睾丸的男人 ([En.] eunuch) Eunuch, a man castrated to serve in the inner palace attending to women. 【引】 1 《史记·李斯列传》：夫高，故宦人也。 [Translation] "Thus, Gao was an eunuch." 【例】 又如:宦人(太监);宦侍(宦官) [Example] Such as: eunuchs, palace servants.