关 guān — (surname); mountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off; to concern
请关上电视。Qǐng guān shàng diàn shì.Please turn off the TV.
Common words: 没关系 (méi guān xi)、关上 (guān shàng)、关心 (guān xīn)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "to concern"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "to concern", including 关 (guān), 干 (gān / gàn). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "to concern" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 关 (guān), 干 (gān / gàn) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span guān, gān, gàn — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 关 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 关 guān(surname); mountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off; to concernUseful words: 没关系, 关上
- 干 gān / gàndry; to concern; shield; to work; to do; to manageUseful words: 干净, 干什么
Common words for these 2 "to concern" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 关 (guān) — so "to concern" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
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干净gān jìngclean; neat干什么gàn shén mewhat are you doing?; what's he up to?干杯gān bēito drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast); Here's to you!; Bottoms up!
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "to concern".
干 gān / gàn — dry; to concern; shield; to work; to do; to manage
衣服已经晒干了。Yī fu yǐ jīng shài gān le.The clothes have already dried.
Common words: 干净 (gān jìng)、干什么 (gàn shén me)、干杯 (gān bēi)
All 2 characters
Open 关、干 or any character below to hear it read aloud and see it used in an example sentence.