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关

guān

Old HSK 3 HSK 3.0 character level 1 Character Traditional 關

关 (guān) means "to close; to shut; relation". It is an HSK 3.0 level 3 word, and was HSK 3 in the old six-level list.

What 关 means

1. mountain pass
2. to close; to shut; to turn off
3. to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc)
4. to concern; to involve

Other readings

关 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Guānsurname Guan

Example sentences

• 关门。
  Shut the door.
• 关灯。
  Turn off the light.
• 没关系！
  Never mind!
• 请关灯。
  Please turn off the light.
• 没关系。
  It doesn't matter.
• 请关门。
  Close the door, please.

Words starting with 关

• 关系guān xirelation; relationship; to concern
• 关于guān yúpertaining to; concerning; with regard to
• 关心guān xīnto be concerned about; to care about
• 关键guān jiàncrucial point; crux; key
• 关注guān zhùto pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media); concern…
• 关闭guān bìto close; to shut (a window etc); (of a shop, school etc) to shut down
• 关怀guān huáicare; solicitude; to show care for
• 关照guān zhàoto take care; to keep an eye on; to look after
• 关上guān shàngto close (a door); to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc)
• 关押guān yāto imprison; to lock up (in jail)
• 关门guān ménto close a door; to lock a door; (of a shop etc) to close (for the night or permanently)
• 关爱guān àito show concern and care for
• 关键词guān jiàn cíkeyword
• 关联guān liánto be related; to be connected; relationship; connection
• 关切guān qièto be deeply concerned; to be troubled (by)
• 关掉guān diàoto switch off; to shut off
• 关机guān jīto turn off (a machine or device); to finish shooting a film
• 关税guān shuìcustoms duty; tariff
• 关节guān jiéjoint (physiology); key point; critical phase
• 关键字guān jiàn zìkeyword
• 关头guān tóujuncture; moment
• 关羽Guān YǔGuan Yu (-219), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three…
• 关口guān kǒupass; gateway; (fig.) juncture
• 关中Guān zhōngGuanzhong Plain in Shaanxi

Words containing 关

• 没关系méi guān xiit doesn't matter
• 有关yǒu guānto have sth to do with; to relate to; related to
• 相关xiāng guānrelated; relevant; pertinent
• 海关hǎi guāncustoms (i.e. border crossing inspection)
• 机关jī guānmechanism; gear; machine-operated; office; agency; organ; organization; establishment…
• 公关gōng guānpublic relations
• 把关bǎ guānto guard a pass; to check on sth
• 无关wú guānunrelated; having nothing to do (with sth else)
• 开关kāi guānpower switch; gas valve; to open the city (or frontier) gate
• 中关村Zhōng guān cūnZhongguancun neighborhood of Beijing, containing Peking University, famous for…
• 过关guò guānto cross a barrier; to get through (an ordeal); to pass (a test)
• 人际关系rén jì guān xìinterpersonal relationship
• 至关重要zhì guān zhòng yàoextremely important; vital; crucial
• 难关nán guāndifficulty; crisis
• 报关bào guānto declare at customs
• 无关紧要wú guān jǐn yàoindifferent; insignificant
• 性关系xìng guān xisexual relations; sexual contact; intercourse
• 通关tōng guānto clear customs; (gaming) to finish (a game, a level, a stage, etc)
• 社会关系shè huì guān xìsocial relation
• 息息相关xī xī xiāng guānclosely bound up (idiom); intimately related
• 大关dà guānstrategic pass; barrier or mark…
• 入关rù guānto enter a pass; to go through customs
• 攻关gōng guānto storm a strategic pass; fig. to tackle a key problem
• 山海关Shān hǎi GuānShanhai Pass in Hebei, at the eastern terminus of the Ming dynasty Great Wall

Characters that look like 关

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 买mǎito buy; to purchase
• 央yāngcenter; end; to beg
• 夹jiāto press from either side; to place in between; to sandwich
• 吴Wúsurname Wu; area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai…
• 矣yǐclassical final particle, similar to modern 了
• 奂huànexcellent

Sounds the same

Read guān, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 观to look at; to watch; to observe
• 官government official; governmental; official
• 棺coffin
• 莞Skimmia japonica
• 冠hat; crown; crest
• 倌keeper of domestic animals; herdsman; (old) hired hand in certain trade
• 鳏widower
• 蒄(herb mentioned in ancient texts)
• 瘝incapacitated; inefficient
• 関variant of 关
• 覌variant of 观
• 闗old variant of 关

Where 关 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Daily Actions & Household Chores (HSK 3), HSK 1 Characters · Set 11 (HSK 1), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 3 word, with the rest of its level.
• How characters are built from components.
• How to learn Chinese characters.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read guān correctly.
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