# 館

| 館 | U+9928, &#39208; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9928 |
| ← 餧 [U+9927] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 餩 → [U+9929] |
| 館 | U+FA2C, &#64044; CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-FA2C |
| ← 飼 [U+FA2B] | CJK Compatibility Ideographs | 鶴 → [U+FA2D] |

## Translingual
### Han character

館 (Kangxi radical 184, 食+8, 16 strokes, cangjie input 人戈十口口 (OIJRR), four-corner 8377$_7$, composition ⿰飠官)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1422, character 14
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 44237
* Dae Jaweon: page 1947, character 31
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4461, character 13
* Unihan data for U+9928
* Unihan data for U+FA2C

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 館 :
| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| | Old Chinese |
| 官 | *koːn |
| 棺 | *koːn, *koːns |
| 倌 | *koːn, *kroːns |
| 悹 | *koːn, *koːnʔ, *koːns |
| 涫 | *koːn, *koːns |
| 管 | *koːnʔ |
| 琯 | *koːnʔ, *kuːns |
| 痯 | *koːnʔ, *koːns |
| 輨 | *koːnʔ |
| 錧 | *koːnʔ, *koːns |
| 館 | *koːnʔ, *koːns |
| 婠 | *koːns, *qoːn, *qruːd |
| 悺 | *koːns |
| 逭 | *ɡoːns |
| 菅 | *kroːn |
| 綰 | *qroːnʔ, *qroːns |
| 捾 | *qoːd |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *koːnʔ, *koːns): semantic 飠 + phonetic 官 (OC *koːn).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): guǎn (guan$^3$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄢˇ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): guan$^3$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): гуан (guan, II)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gun$^2$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): gon$^2$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): kón
    (Hailu, HRS): gon$^ˊ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): guon$^3$
* Eastern Min (BUC): guāng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): guang$^3$ / guong$^3$ / gua$^3$ / guaⁿ$^3$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): koán
    (Teochew, Peng'im): guang$^2$ / guêng$^2$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$kuoe
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: guǎn
*** Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄢˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: guǎn
*** Wade–Giles: kuan$^3$
*** Yale: gwǎn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goan
*** Palladius: гуань (guanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ku̯än²¹⁴/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: guan$^3$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: guan
*** Sinological IPA : /kuan⁵³/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: гуан (guan, II)
*** Sinological IPA : /kuæ̃⁵¹/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gun$^2$
*** Yale: gún
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gun$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gun$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /kuːn³⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: gon$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /kᵘɔn⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kón
*** Hakka Romanization System: gon$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: gon$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /kon³¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: gon$^ˊ$
*** Sinological IPA: /kon²⁴/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: guon$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /kuɔn³¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: guāng
*** Sinological IPA : /kuaŋ³³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: guang$^3$
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: guâng
*** Sinological IPA : /kuaŋ⁴⁵³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: guong$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /kuoŋ³³²/
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: gua$^3$
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: guâⁿ
*** Sinological IPA : /kua⁴⁵³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: guaⁿ$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /kũã³³²/
* guang3/guong3 - literary;
* gua3/guaⁿ3 - vernacular.
* Middle Chinese: kwanH
Rime :
| Character | 館 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 桓 (62) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 古玩切 |
| Baxter | kwanH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kuɑn$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kʷɑn$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kuɑn$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kwan$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /kuɑn$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /kuɑn$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /kuɑn$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | guàn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | gun$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[k]ˤo[n]ʔ-s/
    (Zhengzhang): /*koːnʔ/, /*koːns/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 館 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | guǎn |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ kwan$^H$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*[k]ˁo[n]ʔ-s/ |
| English | lodging-house |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 館 | 館 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| No. | 4446 | 4448 |
| Phonetic component | 官 | 官 |
| Rime group | 元 | 元 |
| Rime subdivision | 3 | 3 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 管 | 貫 |
| Old Chinese | /*koːnʔ/ | /*koːns/ |

### Definitions

館
* accommodation
    旅館／旅馆 ― lǚguǎn ― hotel
    賓館／宾馆 ― bīnguǎn ― guest house
* shop
    飯館／饭馆 ― fànguǎn ― restaurant
    酒館／酒馆 ― jiǔguǎn ― bar, wine shop
* mansion
* building or place for cultural activities
    體育館／体育馆 ― tǐyùguǎn ― gymnasium, stadium
    博物館／博物馆 ― bówùguǎn ― museum
    圖書館／图书馆 ― túshūguǎn ― library
* (historical) government office
    差館／差馆 [Hong Kong Cantonese] ― caai$^1$ gun$^2$ [Jyutping] ― police station
* (historical) traditional Chinese private school where classical literature and Confucianism used to be taught
    館地／馆地 ― guǎndì ― (archaic) school
    書館／书馆 ― shūguǎn ― (archaic) private school
    蒙館／蒙馆 ― méngguǎn ― primary school
    館賓／馆宾 ― guǎnbīn ― private teacher, preceptor
* (historical) factory (as a foreign trade emporium)
    廣州十三行的館／广州十三行的馆 ― Guǎngzhōu Shísānxíng de guǎn ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

### Compounds

* 三館 / 三馆
* 上館子 / 上馆子 (shàng guǎnzi)
* 乾館 / 干馆
* 仙館 / 仙馆
* 伎館 / 伎馆
* 作館 / 作馆
* 來扇館 / 来扇馆
* 使館 / 使馆 (shǐguǎn)
* 候館 / 候馆
* 假館 / 假馆
* 公使館 / 公使馆 (gōngshǐguǎn)
* 公館 / 公馆 (gōngguǎn)
* 函館 / 函馆 (Hánguǎn)
* 別館 / 别馆 (biéguǎn)
* 博物館 / 博物馆 (bówùguǎn)
* 史館 / 史馆
* 同文館 / 同文馆
* 吃館子 / 吃馆子 (chīguǎnzi)
* 命館 / 命馆
* 國史館 / 国史馆
* 國術館 / 国术馆
* 圖書館 / 图书馆
* 圖書館學 / 图书馆学 (túshūguǎnxué)
* 圖書館週 / 图书馆周
* 坐館 / 坐馆 (zuòguǎn)
* 坤書館 / 坤书馆
* 報館 / 报馆 (bàoguǎn)
* 外館 / 外馆
* 大使館 / 大使馆 (dàshǐguǎn)
* 大公館 / 大公馆
* 大館 / 大馆 (Dàguǎn)
* 孤館 / 孤馆
* 學館 / 学馆
* 客館 / 客馆
* 宮館 / 宫馆
* 小館 / 小馆
* 就館 / 就馆
* 崇文館 / 崇文馆
* 廣方言館 / 广方言馆
* 弘文館 / 弘文馆
* 戲館 / 戏馆
* 捐館 / 捐馆
* 搭館 / 搭馆
* 擇日館 / 择日馆 (zháirìguǎn)
* 教師會館 / 教师会馆
* 散館 / 散馆
* 旅館 / 旅馆 (lǚguǎn)
* 旅館業 / 旅馆业
* 書館 / 书馆 (shūguǎn)
* 書館兒 / 书馆儿
* 會館 / 会馆 (huìguǎn)
* 棚館 / 棚馆
* 楚館 / 楚馆
* 楚館秦樓 / 楚馆秦楼
* 樂子館 / 乐子馆
* 歌樓舞館 / 歌楼舞馆
* 殯儀館 / 殡仪馆 (bìnyíguǎn)
* 水族館 / 水族馆 (shuǐzúguǎn)
* 汽車旅館 / 汽车旅馆 (qìchē lǚguǎn)
* 泡茶館 / 泡茶馆
* 烽火館 / 烽火馆
* 照相館 / 照相馆 (zhàoxiàngguǎn)
* 煙館 / 烟馆 (yānguǎn)
* 甥館 / 甥馆
* 甲館 / 甲馆
* 番攤館 / 番摊馆
* 番菜館 / 番菜馆
* 私館 / 私馆
* 秦樓楚館 / 秦楼楚馆
* 秦樓謝館 / 秦楼谢馆
* 秘館 / 秘馆
* 紀念館 / 纪念馆 (jìniànguǎn)
* 美術館 / 美术馆 (měishùguǎn)
* 花煙館 / 花烟馆
* 茶藝館 / 茶艺馆
* 茶館 / 茶馆 (cháguǎn)
* 菜館 / 菜馆 (càiguǎn)
* 落子館 / 落子馆
* 蒙館 / 蒙馆 (méngguǎn)
* 藝術館 / 艺术馆
* 處館 / 处馆
* 蠟人館 / 蜡人馆
* 蠟像館 / 蜡像馆 (làxiàngguǎn)
* 行館 / 行馆
* 觀光旅館 / 观光旅馆
* 譯學館 / 译学馆
* 賓館 / 宾馆 (bīnguǎn)
* 辭館 / 辞馆
* 遲賓之館 / 迟宾之馆
* 郵館 / 邮馆 (yóuguǎn)
* 酒館 / 酒馆 (jiǔguǎn)
* 門館 / 门馆
* 門館先生 / 门馆先生
* 閉館 / 闭馆 (bìguǎn)
* 開館 / 开馆 (kāiguǎn)
* 領事館 / 领事馆 (lǐngshìguǎn)
* 風亭月館 / 风亭月馆
* 飯館 / 饭馆 (fànguǎn)
* 餐館 / 餐馆 (cānguǎn)
* 館人 / 馆人
* 館伴 / 馆伴
* 館兒 / 馆儿
* 館員 / 馆员 (guǎnyuán)
* 館地 / 馆地
* 館址 / 馆址
* 館娃宮 / 馆娃宫
* 館子 / 馆子 (guǎnzi)
* 館客 / 馆客
* 館待 / 馆待
* 館田 / 馆田
* 館穀 / 馆谷
* 館職 / 馆职
* 館舍 / 馆舍 (guǎnshè)
* 館賓 / 馆宾
* 館金 / 馆金
* 館長 / 馆长 (guǎnzhǎng)
* 館閣 / 馆阁
* 館閣氣 / 馆阁气
* 館閣體 / 馆阁体
* 館際互借 / 馆际互借 (guǎnjì hùjiè)
* 館驛 / 馆驿 (guǎnyì)
* 驛館 / 驿馆
* 體育館 / 体育馆 (tǐyùguǎn)
* 魯館 / 鲁馆
* 麵館 / 面馆 (miànguǎn)
* 麻將館 / 麻将馆 (májiàngguǎn)
* 麻雀館 / 麻雀馆 (máquèguǎn)

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 館 |
| Kyūjitai | 館 &#xFA2C; or 館+&#xFE00; |
| Kyūjitai | 館󠄁 館+&#xE0101; (Adobe-Japan1) |
| Kyūjitai | 館󠄃 館+&#xE0103; (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho) |
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### Kanji

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)

#### Readings

* Go-on: かん (kan, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: かん (kan, Jōyō)
* Kun: やかた (yakata, 館, Jōyō)、たち (tachi, 館)、たて (tate, 館)、むろつみ (murotsumi, 館)
* Nanori: いえ (ie)

#### Alternative forms

* 舘

### Etymology 1

* Kanji in this term
* 館
* やかた Grade: 3
* kun'yomi
* Alternative spellings
* 舘 屋形
Compound of 屋 (ya, “house, hut, structure”) +‎ 形 (kata, “shape, form”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) やかた [yàkátá] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ja̠ka̠ta̠]

#### Noun

館(やかた) • (yakata)
* a roofed structure on a boat, shaped like a house
* a house-shaped structure on a cart, such as a caravan
* a temporary house, a temporary shelter
* a mansion, a manor house, an estate
* (honorific, archaic) a form of address or reference for a noble
* Clipping of 屋形船 (yakata-bune): a houseboat

##### Synonyms

* (structure on a boat): 船(ふね)屋(や)形(かた) (funeyakata)
* (temporary house): 仮(かり)屋(や) (kariya), 寓(ぐう)居(きょ) (gūkyo)
* (mansion, manor): 邸(てい)宅(たく) (teitaku); 館(たて) (tate), 館(たち) (tachi) (see above)
* (honorific): 館(たて) (tate), 館(たち) (tachi) (see above)
* (houseboat): 屋(や)形船(かたぶね) (yakata-bune)

### Etymology 2

* Kanji in this term
* 館
* たて Grade: 3
* kun'yomi
* Alternative spelling
* 舘
Likely derived as the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) tate of verb 建てる (tateru, “to erect a structure”), in turn from the verb 立つ (tatsu, “to stand, to stand up”).
The reading tate is most common in eastern Japan, correlating to the tachi reading in western Japan.

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) たて [táꜜtè] (Atamadaka – [1])
* IPA: [ta̠te̞]

#### Noun

館(たて) • (tate)
* a large building
* a mansion, a villa, an estate
* (honorific, archaic) a form of address or reference for a noble
* a small castle or fort

##### Derived terms

* 函(はこ)館(だて) (Hakodate)

### Etymology 3

* Kanji in this term
* 館
* たち Grade: 3
* kun'yomi
* Alternative spelling
* 舘
Likely derived as the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) tachi of verb 立つ (tatsu, “to stand, to stand up”). Alternatively, may be a shift in pronunciation from tate above.
The reading tachi is most common in western Japan, correlating to the tate reading in eastern Japan.

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) たち [táꜜchì] (Atamadaka – [1])
* IPA: [ta̠t͡ɕi]

#### Noun

館(たち) • (tachi)
* a large building
* a mansion, a villa, an estate
* (honorific, archaic) a form of address or reference for a noble
* a small castle or fort

### Etymology 4

* Kanji in this term
* 館
* かん Grade: 3
* on'yomi
* Alternative spelling
* 舘
/kwan/ → /kan/
From Middle Chinese 館 (MC kwanH, “house; lodge; residence; premises”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) かん [káꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
* IPA: [kã̠ɴ]

#### Noun

館(かん) • (kan)
* a large building
* a mansion, a villa, an estate
* a movie theatre

#### Suffix

館(かん) • (-kan)
* a hall, a building, a section of a building, a house

##### Derived terms

* 館(かん)娃(あい) (kan'ai)
* 館(かん)員(いん) (kan'in)
* 館(かん)宇(う) (kan'u)
* 館(かん)駅(えき) (kan'eki)
* 館(かん)外(がい) (kangai)
* 館(かん)客(かく) (kankaku)
* 館(かん)閣(かく) (kankaku)
* 館(かん)監(かん) (kankan)
* 館(かん)穀(こく) (kankoku)
* 館(かん)師(し) (kanshi)
* 館(かん)舎(しゃ) (kansha)
* 館(かん)主(しゅ) (kanshu)
* 館(かん)職(しょく) (kanshoku)
* 館(かん)人(じん) (kanjin)
* 館(かん)甥(せい) (kansei)
* 館(かん)蔵(ぞう) (kanzō)
* 館(かん)代(だい) (kandai)
* 館(かん)宅(たく) (kantaku)
* 館(かん)長(ちょう) (kanchō)
* 館(かん)第(てい) (kantei)
* 館(かん)逓(てい) (kantei)
* 館(かん)内(ない) (kannai)
* 館(かん)伴(ぱん) (kanpan)
* 館(かん)夫(ぷ) (kanpu)
* 娃(あい)館(かん) (aikan)
* 捐(えん)館(かん) (enkan)
* 華(か)館(かん) (kakan)
* 霞館
* 会(かい)館(かん) (kaikan)
* 開(かい)館(かん) (kaikan)
* 客(かっ)館(かん) (kakkan)
* 学(がっ)館(かん) (gakkan)
* 帰(き)館(かん) (kikan)
* 客(きゃっ)館(かん) (kyakkan)
* 旧(きゅう)館(かん) (kyūkan)
* 宮(きゅう)館(かん) (kyūkan)
* 玉館
* 吟館
* 迎(げい)賓(ひん)館(かん) (geihinkan)
* 公(こう)館(かん) (kōkan)
* 甲(こう)館(かん) (kōkan)
* 江(こう)館(かん) (kōkan)
* 候(こう)館(かん) (kōkan)
* 高(こう)館(かん) (kōkan)
* 号(ごう)館(かん) (gōkan): numbered building
* 菜(さい)館(かん) (saikan)
* 散(さん)館(かん) (sankan)
* 史(し)館(かん) (shikan)
* 私(し)館(かん) (shikan)
* 使(し)館(かん) (shikan)
* 舎(しゃ)館(かん) (shakan)
* 酒(しゅ)館(かん) (shukan)
* 授(じゅ)館(かん) (jukan)
* 儒(じゅ)館(かん) (jukan)
* 書(しょ)館(かん) (shokan)
* 商(しょう)館(かん) (shōkan)
* 新(しん)館(かん) (shinkan)
* 翠(すい)館(かん) (suikan)
* 仙(せん)館(かん) (senkan)
* 台館
* 第(だい)館(かん) (daikan)
* 池(ち)館(かん) (chikan)
* 直館
* 亭(てい)館(かん) (teikan)
* 図(と)書(しょ)館(かん) (toshokan): a library
* 博(はく)物(ぶつ)館(かん) (hakubutsukan): a museum
* 秘(ひ)館(かん) (hikan)
* 美(び)術(じゅつ)館(かん) (bijutsukan): an art gallery
* 賓(ひん)館(かん) (hinkan)
* 府(ふ)館(かん) (fukan)
* 分(ぶん)館(かん) (bunkan)
* 碧館
* 別(べっ)館(かん) (bekkan)
* 蓬館
* 本(ほん)館(かん) (honkan)
* 門(もん)館(かん) (monkan)
* 郵(ゆう)館(かん) (yūkan)
* 遊(ゆう)館(かん) (yūkan)
* 立館
* 旅(りょ)館(かん) (ryokan): a traditional Japanese inn
* 陋(ろう)館(かん) (rōkan)
* 楼(ろう)館(かん) (rōkan)

### Etymology 5

* Kanji in this term
* 館
* むろつみ Grade: 3
* kun'yomi
* Alternative spellings
* 舘 室積
Compound of 室 (muro, “cellar; room”) +‎ 積み (tsumi, “piling up, heaping up, stacking up”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 積む tsumu, “to pile, heap, or stack up”), possibly in reference to the way that the oldest such buildings may have started out as simple pithouses.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [mɯ̟ɾo̞t͡sɨmʲi]

#### Noun

館(むろつみ) • (murotsumi)
* (rare, archaic) lodgings along a stagecoach route, an inn

### References

* ↑ “館”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎ (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025
* ↑ 白川静 (Shirakawa Shizuka) (2014) “館”, in 字通 (Jitsū)‎ (in Japanese), popular edition, Tōkyō: Heibonsha, →ISBN
* ↑ Haga, Gōtarō (1914) 漢和大辞書 [The Great Kanji-Japanese Dictionary] (in Japanese), Fourth edition, Tōkyō: Kōbunsha, →DOI, page 2341 (paper), page 1222 (digital)
* ↑ Shōundō Henshūjo, editor (1927), 新漢和辞典 [The New Kanji-Japanese Dictionary] (in Japanese), Ōsaka: Shōundō, →DOI, page 1379 (paper), page 702 (digital)
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* 1 2 3 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

## Korean
### Hanja

館 (eumhun 객사 관 (gaeksa gwan))
* hanja form of 관 (“hotel, inn, public building”)

#### Compounds

* 과학관 (科學館, gwahakgwan)
* 도서관 (圖書館, doseogwan)
* 미술관 (美術館, misulgwan)
* 박물관 (博物館, bangmulgwan)
* 영화관 (映畫館, yeonghwagwan)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

館: Hán Nôm readings: quán
chữ Hán form of quán.
* (only in certain contexts) a place of where people can come and enjoy cheap or non-luxury service (usually food and drinks) for some time
* (only in compounds) a hall, a building

### References

* ↑ Trần (1999).