guān

to close; to shut; to turn off

Character data

Radical ⾨ (169.11)
Strokes 19
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

關 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

Words containing 關

Word Meaning
lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom); fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain
Jiayuguan prefecture-level city in Gansu
Jiayuguan fortress; west end of Great Wall
Jiayuguan prefecture-level city in Gansu
serious concern
University of International Relations in Beijing
international relations
University of International Relations in Beijing
(Buddhism) to sit in contemplation
area outside a city gate
Chengguan District in some Chinese cities
Chengguan town (common place name)
to declare at customs
Huguan county in Changzhi cháng zhì, Shanxi
Huguan county in Changzhi cháng zhì, Shanxi
diplomatic relations; foreign relations
Council on Foreign Relations (US policy think tank)
major milestone; important mountain pass
Daguan county in Zhaotong zhāo tōng, Yunnan
a matter of life and death; a make-or-break matter
closely related
foreign relations
Juyongguan Pass on the Great Wall near Beijing
Shanhai pass, the Eastern pass of the Great Wall