Kilo Lingo

关

guān

Traditional: 關

#5014 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

to close, to shut; relation, concerning

Stroke order

Stroke order for 关

关

Examples

，。

It doesn't matter, don't worry.

，。

Regarding this matter, I have a few questions.

。

Their relationship is very good.

。

Please close the door.

灯dēng。

Remember to switch off the light before leaving.

关 (guān) literally means to close or to shut, but the more common compound senses concern relation and connection: 关于 (about), 关系 (relationship), 没关系 (it doesn't matter), and 关心 (to care about).

Related words

关系

relationship, connection, ties

关心

to care about, to be concerned with

关于

about, regarding, concerning

没关系

it doesn't matter, never mind, that's OK

有关

related to, concerning, about

Appears in 5 words

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

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