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title: "Guancai Meaning: 棺材 (guāncai) Means “coffin”"
description: "棺材 (guāncai) means “coffin”. Hear its tones, see what 棺 and 材 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guancai"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 棺材 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

棺材 guāncai

## coffin

## Its characters

1. 棺 guān coffin (as in 棺材)
2. 材 cái coffin (as in 棺材)

## In a sentence

老人家早就给自己准备好了棺材。 The old man prepared his own coffin long ago.

[More about 棺材](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%A3%BA%E6%9D%90)

## More words with 棺 or 材

- [材料 cáiliào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cailiao)
- [材质 cáizhì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/caizhi)
- [教材 jiàocái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaocai)
- [木材 mùcái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mucai)
- [器材 qìcái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qicai)
- [身材 shēncái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shencai)
- [素材 sùcái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/sucai)
- [题材 tícái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ticai)
- [药材 yàocái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yaocai)
- [原材料 yuáncáiliào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yuancailiao)

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