guān

to close; to shut; to turn off

HSK 1 #127

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 127th character
Radical ⼋ (12.4)
Strokes 6
Index # 532
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

关 guān
  1. 1. to close
  2. 2. to shut
  3. 3. to turn off
  4. 4. to concern
  5. 5. to involve
  6. 6. mountain pass
  7. 7. surname Guan

Stroke order

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Words containing 关

Word Meaning
inbound customs (international trade)
border station; strategic defensive position on frontier
show utmost care; be very considerate
to be closely related; to be in the same boat
to declare at customs
lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom)
(of a power plant, refinery etc) to shut down
Lord Guan (i.e. guān yǔ)
major hurdle; key milestone; important pass
end of the year
fig. to tackle a key problem; to storm a strategic pass
General Administration of Customs (GAC)
close the country to international intercourse
to close the passes and seal off the country
mountain pass
Maguan County in Yunnan
one man holds the pass; no army can break through
to have a double meaning; to make a pun; double entendre
a love triangle; triangle relationship
Xiaguan district of Nanjing City nán jīng shì in Jiangsu jiāng sū
Shimonoseki, city in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
improper relation; adulterous relation
unimportant; of no consequence
World Customs Organization
Sino-Russian relations