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
please treat me kindly (conventional greeting on first meeting)
to see through a trick
to offer a bribe
object relative clause
to keep listeners in suspense (in storytelling)
to solicit a bribe; to accept a bribe
relationship that is more than friendship
also written qīng jī qiāng; light machine gun
to transfer (from one unit to another)
cargo not loaded on planned ship or flight
to clear customs
password
passport
to facilitate by means of bribery
inbound customs (international trade)
lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom)
obsession; excessive concern
to pass (a test); to get through (an ordeal)
to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) (idiom)
recurrence relation
border station; strategic defensive position on frontier
also written zhòng jī qiāng; heavy machine gun
financial organization
seclusion (monastic practice, e.g. of Chan Buddhists)
closed-door policy