馆

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building; shop; term for certain service establishments; embassy or consulate; schoolroom (old); CL:家[jia1]

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

A public 官 building where food 饣 is served; 官 also provides the pronunciation

Components 饣官

Bldg. · Heisig RSH #1157

食 food + 官 bureaucrat

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
图书馆	tú shū guǎn	library; CL:家[jia1],個\|个[ge4]
老山自行车馆	Lǎo shān Zì xíng chē guǎn	Laoshan Velodrome, a Beijing 2008 Olympics venue
中国国家博物馆	Zhōng guó Guó jiā Bó wù guǎn	National Museum of China
自行车馆	zì xíng chē guǎn	cycling stadium; velodrome
国家图书馆	guó jiā tú shū guǎn	national library
中国美术馆	Zhōng guó Měi shù guǎn	National Art Museum of China
上馆子	shàng guǎn zi	to eat out; to eat at a restaurant
球场会馆	qiú chǎng huì guǎn	clubhouse (golf)
下馆子	xià guǎn zi	to eat out; to eat at a restaurant
博德利图书馆	Bó dé lì Tú shū guǎn	Bodleian Library (Oxford)
天文馆	tiān wén guǎn	planetarium
水族馆	shuǐ zú guǎn	aquarium (open to the public)
书馆儿	shū guǎn r	teashop with performance by 評書\|评书 story tellers
同文馆	Tóng wén guǎn	Tongwen Guan, 19th century college that trained translators for China's diplomatic corps, …
图书馆员	tú shū guǎn yuán	librarian
大英博物馆	Dà yīng Bó wù guǎn	British Museum
酒馆儿	jiǔ guǎn r	erhua form of 酒館\|酒馆[jiu3 guan3]
小酒馆	xiǎo jiǔ guǎn	bistro
生活馆	shēng huó guǎn	living museum
吃馆子	chī guǎn zi	to eat out; to eat at a restaurant