Character

关

guān HSK 1

关 guān HSK 1

1. to close; to shut
2. to turn off (a machine or electrical device)
3. to confine; to lock up
4. to go out of business; to close down
5. a frontier pass; a fortified checkpoint
6. area near a city gate
7. door bolt; door bar
8. customs office (for collecting import/export duties)
9. critical juncture; difficult period to get through
10. a surname
11. to issue or receive (pay, goods, etc.)
12. to involve; to relate to
13. a connecting or pivotal part

Words using 关 as guān (30)

Structure & writing

关 guān — to close; to shut

关 is a component in 4 characters

HSK 2

送 sòng to deliver or bring something to someone

HSK 4

联 lián to connect; to unite

HSK 7

腾 téng to run or leap 郑 zhèng a Zhou-dynasty vassal state in present-day Xinzheng, Henan Province

consists of

1 丷 bā — divide/separate, the number eight

丷 is a component in 24 characters

HSK 1

关 guān to close; to shut 前 qián front; the direction one faces (opposite of 后) 半 bàn one half; half (used before the measure word when there is no whole number, or after when there is) 商 shāng to discuss, to consult with others 来 lái to come (toward the speaker), opposite of 去

HSK 2

旁 páng side; nearby

HSK 3

南 nán south (one of the four cardinal directions, opposite of north) 平 píng flat; level; even (like the surface of still water) 总 zǒng to gather together, to assemble

HSK 4

产 chǎn to give birth 并 bìng to merge; to combine into one 幸 xìng happy; fortunate 首 shǒu head; skull

HSK 5

善 shàn kind; benevolent; charitable (opposite of 恶)

HSK 6

兼 jiān doubled; combining two portions into one 夹 jiā to clamp; to press from both sides to hold something in place 帝 dì supreme deity or ruler of the universe in religion or mythology

HSK 7

兑 duì exchange (old gold or silver items for new ones at a jewelry shop) 兽 shòu beast; mammal (generally referring to four-legged, fur-covered mammals) 凿 záo chisel (a hand tool with a blade for carving or boring) 啬 sè miserly, stingy with money or possessions 逆 nì to go in the opposite direction (opposite of 顺)

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邃 suì deep and distant (of time or space) 隧 suì tunnel; underground or mountain passage

2 天 tiān — sky

天 is a component in 2 characters

HSK 1

关 guān to close; to shut

HSK 6

吞 tūn to swallow whole or in chunks without chewing

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