How to write 关 (guān, “mountain pass”)
关 (guān), an HSK 1 character, means “mountain pass”, “to close” and “to confine”. The traditional form is 關, 19 strokes instead of 6. On its own it is an HSK 3 word; it also forms 没关系 (“it doesn't matter”), 关机 (“to turn off”) and 关系 (“relation”). Japanese keeps the traditional 關, read kan (“connection”).
- Pinyin
- guān
- Strokes
- 6
- HSK
- 1
- Radical
- 丷 (“"eight" component in Chinese characters”)
- Traditional
- 關
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
As a top-bottom character it splits into 丷 (“"eight" component in Chinese characters”, the radical), strokes 1–2; 天 (“day”), strokes 3–6, written the top first.
- Dot ㇔top leftdown and right
- Left-falling stroke ㇒top rightdown and right → down and left
- Horizontal ㇐top leftrightwards
- Horizontal ㇐leftrightwards
- Left-falling stroke ㇒centerdown and left
- Right-falling stroke ㇏centerdown and right
Japanese and Chinese
Japanese and Chinese draw all 6 strokes in the same order and direction, by our stroke-by-stroke comparison.
Traditional form
- Simplified
- 关 · 6 strokes
- Traditional
- 關 · 19 strokes · see its strokes
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Pinyin and meaning
| Pinyin | Meanings | Traditional | In words |
|---|---|---|---|
| guān first tone | mountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off; to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc); to concern; to involve | 關 | 没关系 关机 关系 有关 |
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- Words with it
- 206 in CC-CEDICT
Words with 关
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 关 關 | guān | mountain pass; to close HSK 3 |
| 没关系 沒關係 | méiguānxi | it doesn't matter HSK 1 |
| 关机 關機 | guānjī | to turn off (a machine or device); to finish shooting a film HSK 3 |
| 关系 關係 | guānxì | relation; relationship HSK 3 |
| 有关 有關 | yǒuguān | to have sth to do with; to relate to HSK 3 |
| 关于 關於 | guānyú | pertaining to; concerning HSK 3 |
| 关心 關心 | guānxīn | to be concerned about; to care about HSK 3 |
| 关注 關注 | guānzhù | to pay attention to; to follow sth closely HSK 3 |
| 关键 關鍵 | guānjiàn | crucial point; crux HSK 4 |
| 海关 海關 | hǎiguān | customs HSK 5 |
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