冠
guàn
to put on a hat
surname Guan; to be first; to dub
covering (冖) + head (元) + hand (寸) = to crown or cap
A hand (寸) places a covering (冖) over the head (元), the topmost part of the body — capturing the act of crowning or capping someone. Being capped first meant being crowned champion, which is why 冠 also means to rank first.
这支球队今年冠绝全场，赢得了第一名。
zhè zhī qiú duì jīn nián guàn jué quán chǎng, yíng dé le dì yī míng。
This team was head and shoulders above everyone this year, winning first place.
他们给这个新产品冠以一个很特别的名字。
tā men gěi zhè ge xīn chǎn pǐn guàn yǐ yī ge hěn tè bié de míng zi。
They dubbed the new product with a very special name.
Words with 冠
王冠
wáng guān
crown
冠名
guàn míng
to name (a sports team, a competition etc)
冠词
guàn cí
article (in grammar)
树冠
shù guān
treetop
鸡冠
jī guān
see 雞冠區|鸡冠区[Ji1 guan1 Qu1]
皇冠假日酒店
huáng guān jià rì jiǔ diàn
Crowne Plaza (hotel chain)
2019冠状病毒病
èr líng yī jiǔ guān zhuàng bìng dú bìng
COVID-19, the coronavirus disease identified in 2019
金冠地莺
jīn guān dì yīng
(bird species of China) slaty-bellied tesia (Tesia olivea)
金冠戴菊
jīn guān dài jú
goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
金冠树八哥
jīn guān shù bā ge
(bird species of China) golden-crested myna (Ampeliceps coronatus)
金桂冠
jīn guì guān
Kim Kye-gwan (1943-), North Korean diplomat, first vice-foreign minister and chief negotiator 2010-2019
销冠
xiāo guàn
top salesperson; sales champion