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  *关* | 关* | *关
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
HSK 1
to close (a door) / to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc)
HSK 1
to be concerned about; to care about
HSK 2
pertaining to / concerning / with regard to / about / a matter of
HSK 4
crucial point / crux / CL: 個|个 / key / crucial / pivotal
HSK 5
relation / relationship / to concern / to affect / to have to do with / guanxi / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
to pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media) / concern; interest; attention
HSK 3
to close; to shut (a window etc) / (of a shop, school etc) to shut down
HSK 4
to turn off (a machine or device) / to finish shooting a film
HSK 2
to show concern and care for
HSK 6
to be related; to be connected / relationship; connection
HSK 6
care / solicitude / to show care for / concerned about / attentive to
HSK 5
customs duty / tariff
HSK 7-9
to take care / to keep an eye on / to look after / to tell / to remind
HSK 7-9
the utmost care (idiom); to look after sb in every possible way
juncture / moment
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *关* | 关* | *关
surname Guan
keyword
joint (physiology) / key point / critical phase
HSK 7-9
to switch off; to shut off
HSK 7-9
relates to / bears upon
Guan Hanqing (c. 1235-c. 1300), Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇|杂剧 tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan dramatists 元曲四大家
oden, Japanese dish made with boiled eggs, processed fish cakes, daikon radish, tofu etc in a kelp-based broth
(grammar) a connective / a conjunction
Northeast China / Manchuria / lit. east of Shanhai Pass 山海關|山海关 / Kantō region of Japan
arthritis
to meet with great difficulties but pull through
Kansai region, Japan / Guanxi or Kuanhsi town in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县, northwest Taiwan
keyword
to be deeply concerned / to be troubled (by)
tariff wall
related company / affiliate
to relate to / concerning / about
GATT, the 1995 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
to close a door / to lock a door / (of a shop etc) to close (for the night or permanently)
variant of 關係|关系
HSK 3
Michelle Kwan (1980-), former American figure skater, Olympic medalist
Guanzhong Plain in Shaanxi
Lord Guan (i.e. 關羽|关羽)
Guam
Rosamund Kwan (1962-), Hong Kong actress
(of a shop) to close down; to go out of business
Guanshan or Kuanshan town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县, southeast Taiwan
fortresses and mountains (along the Great Wall) / one's hometown
courtesy name of 關羽|关羽
pass / gateway / (fig.) juncture
a connection (sb with whom one has dealings on the basis of "scratch my back and I'll scratch yours")
to shut off
to close down a business for good and put the best face on it (idiom)
customs border
lit. shut the door and beat the dog (idiom) / fig. seal off the enemy's avenue of retreat, then strike hard
to close firmly / to fasten securely / to make fast / to lock
Guan Yu (-219), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, fearsome fighter famous for virtue and loyalty / posthumously worshipped and identified with the guardian Bodhisattva Sangharama
to inform / to notify
checkpoint (for taxation, security etc) / (fig.) barrier; hurdle; red tape / CL: 個|个, / Taiwan pr. [guan1ka3]
Japanese Kwantung army (or Kantō army), notorious for numerous atrocities in China during WWII
mountain pass
beyond the pass, i.e. the region north and east of Shanhai Pass 山海關|山海关 or the region west of Jiayu Pass 嘉峪關|嘉峪关 or both
customs union
equation expressing a relation (math.)
articular capsule (of joint such as knee in anatomy)
Guantanamo
Guantanamo Bay (in Cuba)
to close up shop and cease business temporarily / closed for business
(of a power plant, refinery etc) to shut down
Guanmiao, a district in Tainan 台南, Taiwan
to relate (to) / to concern / to involve / connection / relationship
to speak on sb's behalf; to intercede for sb / to lobby illegally
key performance indicator (KPI)
to receive one's salary / to pay sb's wages
Guantanamo, Cuba
University of Guam
articular facet (anatomy) / surface in joint
relative pronoun
to catch a thief by closing his escape route (idiom)
network of people with whom one has dealings on the basis of "scratch my back and I'll scratch yours"
blocked or painful urination, constipation and vomiting (Chinese medicine)
bonded warehouse
Guanxi or Kuanhsi town in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县, northwest Taiwan
to close (a window) completely; to shut (a door) properly; to turn off (a faucet) tightly
Chinese customs gold unit, currency used in China between 1930 and 1948
bonding fee
to put in detention (a soldier, a pupil)
GATT, the 1995 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
security measures (esp. border security) / official seal (esp. military seal during Qing and Ming times)
defensive fort over border post
articular cavity / joint cavity
to imprison / to lock up (in jail)
Guanzhong Plain in Shaanxi
official document sent to an agency (or an official) of equal rank (in imperial times)
to shut down (a factory) / to close a facility / a lockout
Guanzhong Plain in Shaanxi
the region inside the major mountain passes of ancient China
climax (in a story)
Guanling Buyei and Miao Autonomous County, in Anshun City 安順市|安顺市, Guizhou
lit. to wield the broadsword in the presence of Lord Guan (idiom) / fig. to make a fool of oneself by showing off in front of an expert
border fort, esp. defending narrow valley
Guanshan or Kuanshan town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县, southeast Taiwan

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