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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

贯 [guàn]
  1. 1. verb [贯穿] pass through
  2. 2. verb [连贯] keep following
  3. 3. noun [连贯] ancestral home
    籍贯
    place of origin

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

贯 [guàn]
  1. 1. verb pass through; pierce
    纵贯
    pass through from north to south or from south to north
  2. 2. verb be linked together; follow in a continuous line
    贯珠
    string of pearls
  3. 3. measure word [old-fashioned] a string of 1,000 cash

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

贯 [guàn]
  1. 1. 名 古代穿铜钱的绳子
  2. 2. 量 用于铜钱。古代用绳子穿铜钱,每一千个为一贯
    万贯家私
    腰缠万贯
  3. 3. 动 穿过;连通
    如雷贯耳
    贯穿
    横贯
    贯通
  4. 4. 动 一个一个地互相衔接
    鱼贯而入
    连贯
  5. 5. 名 世代居住的地方;出生地
    籍贯
  6. 6. 上边是"毌"，不是"毋"或"母"
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Character Decomposition

毌
[guàn]		 + 贝
[bèi]

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