关 guān — to close; to shut; to turn off

关
guān

Level 1 · Common HSK 1 #532

Traditional: 關

guān guan1

Basic definition

verb
  1. to close; to shut; to turn off e.g 关门关闭
  2. to turn off; to switch off e.g 关机关灯关收音机
  3. to involve; to concern; to relate to e.g 关系关于关涉
  4. to care about; to pay attention to e.g 关心关注关怀
noun
  1. pass; frontier checkpoint; barrier e.g 关口关卡山海关
  2. key juncture; critical point; stage e.g 关键难关关头

Detailed explanation

noun
  1. (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。本义:门闩)
  2. bolt;bar e.g 关牡 · 关楗 · 关龠
  3. frontier pass e.g 关石 · 关令 · 关梁
  4. key;critical juncture e.g 关目 · 关捩 · 关煞 · 关捩子
  5. the important part of the body e.g 三关 · 四关 · 关元 · 关窍
  6. customs;custom house e.g 验关 结关 · 关栈
  7. a document e.g 关牒 · 关报 · 关白 · 关文札牒
verb
  1. shut;close e.g 关门吃饭 · 关门落闩
  2. lockup e.g 关押 关在牢里
  3. pass through e.g 关穿 · 关通 · 关合
  4. involve in e.g 关天 · 关着 · 关接 · 关风
  5. turn off e.g 关收音机
  6. close down e.g 镇上已关了好几家店铺
  7. draw;receive e.g 关饷 关领 · 关请 · 关支 · 关发 · 关给
  8. be concerned with e.g 关应 · 关意 · 关思 · 关念
  9. draw (bow)

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