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Information of 关

Pinyin guān

Radical

丷

Strokes

6 strokes

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Definition

(surname) / mountain pass / to close / to shut / to turn off / to concern / to involve

关 guān 1. 闭，合拢。 Close, shut. 2. 拘禁。 Detain, imprison. 3. 古代在险要地方或国界设立的守卫处所。 Guard house established in strategic locations or at national borders in ancient times. 4. 征收进出口货税的机构。 An organization responsible for collecting import and export duties. 5. 重要的转折点，不易度过的时机。 An important turning point, a difficult time to pass through. 6. 牵连，联属。 Involve, associate. 7. 旧指发给或支领薪饷。 Formerly referred to the issuance or drawing of salary. 8. 姓。 A surname. 1. 闭，合拢：～门。～闭。～张。～停并转。 Close, shut: close the door; shut tight; close and open; stop and change direction. 2. 拘禁：～押。～禁。 Detain: imprison; restrict. 3. 古代在险要地方或国界设立的守卫处所：～口。～隘。～卡。～塞。～津。嘉峪～。 Guard house in ancient strategic locations or borders: frontier pass; narrow gate; checkpoint; blockade; ferry; Jiayuguan. 4. 征收进出口货税的机构：海～。～税。 Organization for collecting import and export duties: maritime customs; tax office. 5. 重要的转折点，不易度过的时机：～节。难～。年～。 Important turning point, difficult moment: critical juncture; hard times; yearly turning point. 6. 牵连，联属：～连。～联。～心。～涉。～乎。～注。～于。有～。 Involve, relate: involve; inextricably linked; concern; to relate; regarding; to note; to concern; to involve. 7. 旧指发给或支领薪饷：～饷。 Formerly referred to issuance or receiving of salary: draw salary. 8. 姓。 A surname. 关 guān 【本义】:门闩 Original meaning: bolt for a door. 【造字法】:形声。从门，丱(guān)声。金文作“門”，象门里有门闩形，本象形字。小篆繁化，变成了形声字。 Character formation: phono-semantic compound. It comes from "门" (door) and "丱" (guān sound). Bronze inscriptions used "門", representing a door with a bolt, which is a pictographic character. It evolved from small seal script into a phono-semantic character. 1. 门闩。闩门的横木。 Bolt; bar. 2. 关口，隘门。 Frontier pass; narrow door. 3. 事物的枢纽或重要的转折点。 The crucial point or important turning point of a situation. 4. 人体的重要孔窍或肢体。 Important openings or parts of the human body. 5. 征收关税的机构、组织或程序。 Organization, institution, or procedure for collecting tariffs. 6. 古代公文的一种。用于互相质询。 An ancient type of document used for mutual inquiries. 1. 合拢，闭门。 Close, shut the door. 2. 引申为幽禁、禁闭。 Extended meaning: to detain or confine. 3. 通“贯”。贯通，贯穿。 To communicate or penetrate. 4. 牵连，涉及。 To involve or relate. 5. 闭掉，切断电源使中断。 Turn off, disconnect power. 6. 暂停营业或终止营业日。 Close down or cease operation. 7. 支领，领取。 Draw, receive. 8. 关心。 Be concerned with. 9. 通“弯”。引弓。 To draw a bow (also means bending).

咬紧牙关 yǎo jǐn yá guān

lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom); fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain / to bite the bullet

关吏 guān lì

Guan

关厢 guān xiāng

a neighourhood outside of a city gate

嘉峪关 Jiā yù guān

Jiayuguan prefecture-level city in Gansu

关税壁垒 guān shuì bì lěi

tariff wall

非关税壁垒 fēi guān shuì bì lěi

non-tariff barrier

浒墅关 xǔ shù guān

Xushuguan (a place name in Jiangsu Province)

壶关 Hú guān

Huguan county in Changzhi 長治|长治[Chang2 zhi4], Shanxi

关卡 guān qiǎ

checkpoint (for taxation, security etc) / barrier / hurdle / red tape / CL:個|个[ge4],道[dao4]

关岛 Guān Dǎo

Guam

嘉峪关市 Jiā yù guān shì

Jiayuguan prefecture-level city in Gansu

事不关己 shì bù guān jǐ

a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)

居庸关 Jū yōng guān

Juyongguan, frontier fortress on Great Wall north of Beijing, in Changping district 昌平區|昌平区[Chang1 ping2 qu1]

函谷关 Hán gǔ Guān

Hangu Pass in modern day Henan Province, strategic pass forming the eastern gate of the Qin State during the Warring States Period (770-221 BC)

关切 guān qiè

to be deeply concerned / to be troubled (by)

息息相关 xī xī xiāng guān

closely bound up (idiom); intimately related

休戚相关 xiū qī xiāng guān

to share the same interests (idiom) / to be closely related / to be in the same boat

把关 bǎ guān

to guard a pass / to check on sth

关押 guān yā

to imprison / to lock up (in jail)

机关 jī guān

mechanism / gear / machine-operated / office / agency / organ / organization / establishment / institution / body / stratagem / scheme / intrigue / plot / trick / CL:個|个[ge4]

有关 yǒu guān

to have sth to do with / to relate to / related to / to concern / concerning

关键 guān jiàn

crucial point / crux / CL:個|个[ge4] / key / crucial / pivotal