关

關

guānㄍㄨㄢ

Open in app

HSK 4 TOCFL 6

Meaning

Meanings

1
surname Guan
2
mountain pass
3
to close; to shut; to turn off
4
to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc)
5
to concern; to involve

Examples

See it in context

让窗子关着。

讓窗子關着。

Keep the window closed.

你该上床了。把收音机关了。

你該上牀了。把收音機關了。

It is time you went to bed. Turn off the radio.

您介不介意我把灯关了？

您介不介意我把燈關了？

Do you mind if I turn off the light?

无论如何，都不关你的事。

無論如何，都不關你的事。

In any case, it's none of your business.

灯已关了。

燈已關了。

The lights are out.

Characters

Character breakdown

天

tiān

day

Related: 关

报关

bào guān

to declare at customs

把关

bǎ guān

to guard a pass

攻关

gōng guān

to storm a strategic pass

有关

yǒu guān

to have sth to do with

机关

jī guān

mechanism; gear

海关

hǎi guān

customs (i.e. border crossing inspection)

Practice writing 关

Characters

simplified script

Use Loop to watch the stroke order repeatedly, or start the quiz to practice drawing the character yourself. Reset clears any ongoing animation or quiz state.