关
guānGuān HSK1

to close

关 (關) guān frequency
confine verb
to lock up or shut someone or something in a restricted space

那只鸟被关在笼子里。

nà zhī niǎo bèi guān zài lóng​zi lǐ.

The bird is kept in a cage.

close verb
to close, shut, or turn off a device or opening

请离开时记得关灯。

qǐng lí​kāi shí jì​de guān dēng.

Please remember to turn off the lights when you leave.

concern verb
to involve, relate to, or have an effect on

这件事与你无关。

zhè jiàn shì yǔ nǐ wú guān.

This has nothing to do with you.

barrier noun
a figurative or metaphorical barrier, challenge, or ordeal that one must overcome

人生的难关都要靠自己闯过去。

rén​shēng de nán​guān dōu yào kào zì​jǐ chuǎng guò​qù.

You have to overcome life's hurdles on your own.

mountain pass noun
a strategic pass, gateway, or border fortification

将士们日夜守卫着这道雄关。

jiàng​shì men rì​yè shǒu​wèi zhe zhè dào xióng guān.

The soldiers guard this formidable pass day and night.

pulse position noun
in TCM pulse-taking, the middle position corresponding to the radial styloid process

中医切脉讲究寸、关、尺三个部位。

zhōng​yī qiè​mài jiǎng​jiu cùn, guān, chǐ sān gè bù​wèi.

Traditional Chinese pulse diagnosis focuses on three positions: Cun, Guan, and Chi.

关 (關) Guān
surname proper name
surname Guan

关先生是我们的经理。

Guān xiān​sheng shì wǒ​men de jīng​lǐ.

Mr. Guan is our manager.

Cross-References

Has variant

Has old variant

Frequency
Character
Written text
127th most common 1563.1 per million
Movie subtitles
151st most common 1189.0 per million appears in 99% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
178.8 per million appears in 50% of films
Written text
77.7 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 1
HSK 3.0
Level 1
Traditional
關
Strokes
6
Unicode
U+5173

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)