关
guānTraditional: 關
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。
Remember to turn off the light when you leave.
。
This matter has nothing to do with me.
九。
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.
Appears in 8 words
Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 关.
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