管子

guǎnzi
  1. tube
  2. pipe
  3. drinking straw

classifier: 根

CEDICT

Homographs

管子 Guǎnzǐ
  1. Guanzi or Guan Zhong 管仲 (-645 BC), famous politician of Qi 齐国 of Spring and Autumn period
  2. Guanzi, classical book containing writings of Guan Zhong and his school

Entry Composition

=1 管 guǎn variant of 管 guǎn
=1 管 guǎn
  1. to take care (of)
  2. to control
  3. to manage
  4. to be in charge of
  5. to look after
  6. to run
  7. to care about
  8. tube
  9. pipe
  10. woodwind
  11. classifier for tube-shaped objects
  12. particle similar to 把 bǎ in 管...叫 constructions
  13. writing brush
  14. (coll.) to
  15. towards
2 子 zi noun suffix, as in 椅子 yǐzi "chair"