Memory phrase for the character: 关
关
Meaning
to close, to shut, to turn off, mountain pass Pronunciation guān Explanation Top: out of 丷, below: heaven 天 - Shows a mountain pass (=lowest section of a ridge), which is "in the sky", but from which it gets higher 丷
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(Depending on the weather) A mountain pass can be closed. Radicals
关
to close The meaning is actually “to close”. But also: pass summit or mountain pass. The pass is already in “heaven” 天, but from there it goes higher, because otherwise it wouldn't be a pass. And (due to the weather) a pass can be closed.
丷
coming out This component is often understood as "something coming out".
天
sky Don't mistake with "early death" 夭, even though there is some overlapping in the explanations.
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Vocabulary
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有关 yǒu guān
to have sth to do with; to relate to; related to; to concern; concerning
闯关 chuǎng guān
to crash through a barrier
关之琳 Guān Zhī lín
Rosamund Kwan (1962-), Hong Kong actress
关颖珊 Guān Yǐng shān
Michelle Kwan
关系融洽
guān xì róng qià
social rapport; harmonious relations; sociable
生死攸关
shēng sǐ yōu guān
matter of life and death
攸关 yōu guān
of great concern
韶关 Sháo guān
Shaoguan prefecture level city in Guangdong
闯关者 chuǎng guān zhě
person who crashes through a barrier; gate-crasher
关节 guān jié
joint
相关 xiāng guān
interrelated; correlation; dependence; relevance; mutuality
相关 xiāng guān
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