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Meaning of 关
Pinyin
guān
Radical
丷
Strokes
6
Definition
(surname) / mountain pass / to close / to shut / to turn off / to concern / to involve
Usage
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关
关、関 guān
【Noun】
1. 闭，合拢：to close, to shut (e.g., 关门 - close the door).
2. 拘禁：to detain (e.g., 关押 - lock up).
3. 古代在险要地方或国界设立的守卫处所：frontier pass.
4. 征收进出口货税的机构：customs office (e.g., 海关 - customs).
5. 重要的转折点，不易度过的时机：key; critical juncture (e.g., 难关 - difficult crossroads).
6. 牵连，联属：to involve (e.g., 关连 - connection).
7. 旧指发给或支领薪饷：to draw; to receive (e.g., 关饷 - salary disbursement).
8. 姓：surname.
关
关 guān
【Verb】
1. 合拢，闭门：to shut; to close (e.g., 关门 - close the door).
2. 引申为幽禁、禁闭：to lock up (e.g., 关押 - imprison).
3. 通“贯”。贯通，贯穿：to pass through (e.g., 关通 - connect).
4. 牵连，涉及：to involve (e.g., 事关 - concern).
5. 闭掉，切断电源使中断：to turn off (e.g., 关电源 - cut the power).
6. 暂停营业或终止营业日：to close down (e.g., 店铺已关 - shops have closed).
7. 支领，领取：to draw; to receive (e.g., 关领 - receive).
8. 关心：to be concerned with (e.g., 关心 - care about).
9. 通“弯”。引弓：to draw (e.g., 关弓 - draw a bow).
lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom); fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain / to bite the bullet
Juyongguan, frontier fortress on Great Wall north of Beijing, in Changping district 昌平區|昌平区[Chang1 ping2 qu1]
Hangu Pass in modern day Henan Province, strategic pass forming the eastern gate of the Qin State during the Warring States Period (770-221 BC)
mechanism / gear / machine-operated / office / agency / organ / organization / establishment / institution / body / stratagem / scheme / intrigue / plot / trick / CL:個|个[ge4]
to pay attention to / to follow sth closely / to follow (on social media) / concern / interest / attention
Shanhai pass, the Eastern pass of the Great Wall / Shanhaiguan district of Qinhuangdao city 秦皇島市|秦皇岛市[Qin2 huang2 dao3 shi4], Hebei
to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) (idiom) / abbr. for 過五關斬六將|过五关斩六将[guo4 wu3 guan1 zhan3 liu4 jiang4]
lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom) / fig. to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success)
Zhongguancun neighborhood of Beijing, containing Peking University, famous for electronics shops and bookstores
favoritism shown to sb because of the influence of the person's wife or other female relative / (by extension) favoritism towards relatives, friends or associates
to close the passes / to seal off the country / seclusion (monastic practice, e.g. of Chan Buddhists)
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Input Method for 关
Pinyin
guan1
Wubi
udu
Cangjie
tk
Zhengma
uagd
Four Corner
80804
Unicode
U+5173
Stroke Number Category
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