Meaning
(surname); mountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off; to concern
Chinese: 关闭、关口或关系。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “guan” becomes a different word in each tone. 关 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 没关系méi guān xiit doesn't matter
- 关上guān shàngto close (a door); to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc)
- 关心guān xīnto be concerned about; to care about
- 关机guān jīto turn off (a machine or device); to finish shooting a film
- 关系guān xirelation; relationship; to concern; to affect
Example Sentence
请关上电视。Qǐng guān shàng diàn shì.Please turn off the TV.
请Qǐngto ask关上guān shàngto close (a door)电视diàn shìtelevision。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
Simplified from 關: a gate (門) with the latch drawn across it. It means ‘to close / shut’, and ‘a pass / barrier’.
A way to remember it
A latch barring the gate — to close.
Easy to confuse with
- 开‘To open’: the opposite action — lifting the bar.