Chinese Word: 关 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

关 (Trad.: 關)HSK 3

Pinyin: guān

English Definition: mountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off; to concern; to involve

Chinese Definition:
①闭，合拢：关门。关闭。关张。关停并转(zh僴)。
②拘禁：关押。关禁。
③古代在险要地方或国界设立的守卫处所：关口。关隘。关卡。关塞(sài)。关津。嘉峪关。
④征收进出口货税的机构：海关。关税。
⑤重要的转折点，不易度过的时机：关节。难关。年关。
⑥牵连，联属：关连。关联。关心。关涉。关乎。关注。关于。有关。
⑦旧指发给或支领薪饷：关饷。
⑧姓氏。

Synonym: 闭

Antonyms: 开打开

Total strokes: 6; Radical: 八

Ideograph: Simplified form of 關, 門 is closed with wood bars 丱

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 丷 [ ha ] kwukyel
- 天 [ tiān ] sky, heaven; god, celestial

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Example Words

关于	guān yú	pertaining to; concerning; with regard to; about; a matter of	HSK 3
有关	yǒu guān	to have sth to do with; to relate to; related to; to concern; concerning	HSK 3
机关	jī guān	mechanism; gear; machine-operated; office; agency; organ; organization; establishment; institution; body; stratagem; scheme; intrigue; plot; trick; Classifiers: 个
关心	guān xīn	to be concerned about; to care about	HSK 3
关键	guān jiàn	crucial point; crux; Classifiers: 个 ; key; crucial; pivotal	HSK 4

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Example Sentences

1		qǐng 请 guān shàng 关上 mén 门。 Please close the door.
2		zhè ge 这个 mén 门 guān zhe 关着。 The door is closed.
3		qǐng 请 bǎ mén 把门 guān shàng 关上。 Please close the door.
4		xiè xiè nǐ 谢谢你 de 的 guān zhào 关照。 Thank you for your care.
5		qǐng 请 bǎ 把 chuāng hu 窗户 guān shàng 关上。 Please close the window.

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1		qǐng 请 guān shàng 关上 mén 门。 Please close the door.
2		zhè ge 这个 mén 门 guān zhe 关着。 The door is closed.
3		qǐng 请 bǎ mén 把门 guān shàng 关上。 Please close the door.
4		xiè xiè nǐ 谢谢你 de 的 guān zhào 关照。 Thank you for your care.
5		qǐng 请 bǎ 把 chuāng hu 窗户 guān shàng 关上。 Please close the window.

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