guān HSK1

to close

Senses

/ 關 guān to concern

To involve; to have a bearing on; to implicate

/ 關 guān to close

To close or shut (a door, window, etc.); to shut down a business

/ 關 guān juncture

A critical point; a barrier or difficult stage to overcome; a turning point

/ 關 guān to turn off

To turn or switch off (a light, machine, or electronic device)

/ 關 guān to lock up

To confine; to lock someone up; to shut someone or something inside a room or cage

/ 關 guān customs

An agency for inspecting goods and collecting taxes on imports and exports; short for 海关 hǎi​guān

/ 關 guān pass

A mountain pass; a strategic checkpoint at a border or critical location

/ 關 guān Guan

The Chinese surname Guan

/ 關 guān [payment]

(bound form) To issue or receive payment; specifically used regarding a salary or soldier's pay

/ 關 guān bar

(literary) A door bar or latch

/ 關 guān Shanhai Pass

Specifically referring to Shanhai Pass; (by extension) the region beyond Shanhai Pass (e.g., Northeast China)

/ 關 guān suburb

The area just outside a city gate; residential area outside a city wall

/ 關 guān pulse location

(TCM) the middle pulse point on the wrist (between the cùn and chǐ positions)

References

abbreviation 关/關 海关/海關
variant 闗/闗 关/關
see 什么事/什麼事 关/關