(guān) - to close, to turn off, to concern in Mandarin

guān

Traditional: 關

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Translation

to close, to turn off, to concern

Word origin

Originally a pictograph of a bar across a gate; the traditional form 關 shows the gate 門 with a latch inside, hence to close or shut, and figuratively a barrier or connection.

Origin: pictograph
Root: 門 (mén, gate) enclosing a latch

Stroke order

关

Examples

。

Please close the door.

灯dēng。

Remember to turn off the light when you leave.

。

This matter has nothing to do with me.

九jiǔ。

The shop closes at nine in the evening.

。

He cares deeply about his family.

关 (guān) means to close or shut, to turn off a device, and in compounds to concern or connect. It is one of the busiest verbs in the language, anchoring words like 关系 and 关心.

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Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 关.

关于guān yúabout, regarding, concerning 没关系méi guān xìit doesn't matter, never mind, that's OK 关系guān xìrelationship, connection, ties 有关yǒu guānrelated to, concerning, about 关心guān xīnto care about, to be concerned with 关闭guān bìto close, to shut down 无关wú guānunrelated, to have nothing to do with, irrelevant 关键guān jiànkey, crucial, the crux

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This word is part of lesson 29.