关 (關) guān

1. guān verb to close
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 闭合 (Guoyu '關' v 1; Unihan '關')
2. guān noun a frontier; a border
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 国境 national border or a natural barrier (Guoyu '關' n 2; Unihan '關')
3. guān noun relation
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Unihan '關')
4. guān verb to detain; to lock up
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 拘禁 (Guoyu '關' v 2)
5. guān verb to stop; to turn off
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 停止; for example, 关机 turn off a machine or 关灯 switch off a light (Guoyu '關' v 3)
6. guān verb to involve; to connect
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 牵涉 (Guoyu '關' v 4)
7. guān verb to receive; to get
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 领取; for example, 关饷 receive salary (Guoyu '關' v 5)
8. guān noun a doorbolt
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 门闩 (Guoyu '關' n 1)
9. guān noun a strategic moment
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 重要时刻 (Guoyu '關' n 3)
10. guān noun a switch
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: To control machinery, in the sense of 开关 (Guoyu '關' n 4)
11. guān proper noun Guan
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '關' n 5)

Contained in

• 因果关系(因果關係) causality; causation
• 指关节(指關節) knuckle
• 一语双关(一語雙關) to make a pun; to have a double meaning; double entendre
• 非关税壁垒(非關稅壁壘) non-tariff barriers to trade
• 钤盖关防(鈐蓋關防) to affix a seal
• 执行机关(執行機關) administrative division
• 息息相关(息息相關) closely bound up; intimately related ; closely related
• 血缘关系(血緣關係) a blood relation
• 公安机关(公安機關) public security bureau
• 关紧(關緊) to close firmly; to fasten securely; to make fast; to lock
• 公家机关(公家機關) civil service
• 过五关斩六将(過五關斬六將) to cross five passes and slay six generals; to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success)
• 海关部门(海關部門) customs section
• 生死攸关(生死攸關) matter of life and death
• 痛痒相关(痛癢相關) closely related
• 咬定牙关(咬定牙關) to bite the teeth tightly; to grit one's teeth and bear the pain; to bite the bullet
• 相互关系(相互關係) mutual relations; common interest
• 关系密切(關係密切) close relationship; intimately related
• 关节炎(關節炎) arthritis
• 治安机关(治安機關) police agency
• 关城(關城) defensive fort over border post
• 钞关(鈔關) tax office
• 存亡攸关(存亡攸關) a make-or-break matter; a matter of life and death
• 事不关己(事不關己) a matter of no concern to oneself
• 闭关(閉關) to shut strategic passes ; to shut in; isolate oneself
• 关头(關頭) juncture; moment ; hair in a bun
• 情报机关(情報機關) intelligence agency
• 亲缘关系(親緣關係) phylogenetic relationship
• 过关斩将(過關斬將) to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success)
• 卖关节(賣關節) to solicit a bribe; to accept a bribe
• 攸关(攸關) to be of great concern
• 关子(關子) climax (in a story)
• 超友谊关系(超友誼關係) relationship that is more than friendship
• 英雄难过美人关(英雄難過美人關) even heroes have a weakness for the charms of a beautiful woman
• 识破机关(識破機關) to see through a trick
• 民意机关(民意機關) community organization
• 有关各方(有關各方) all parties involved
• 叩关(叩關) to knock at the gate (old); to make an approach; to invade; to attack the goal (sports)

Also contained in

韶关地区 、 北关 、 关内 、 关内道 、 壶关县 、 偏关 、 关圣帝君 、 闭关锁国 、 网关 、 关岛大学 、 关东地震 、 南关区 、 山海关区

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• 卷四十三 志第十九 地理四 Volume 43 Treatises 19: Geography 4 History of Ming 明史 — count: 167
• 卷四十二 志第十八 地理三 Volume 42 Treatises 18: Geography 3 History of Ming 明史 — count: 127
• 卷四十六 志第二十二 地理七 Volume 46 Treatises 22: Geography 7 History of Ming 明史 — count: 93
• 卷四十一 志第十七 地理二 Volume 41 Treatises 17: Geography 2 History of Ming 明史 — count: 69
• 卷三十九　　　　志第二十九　　地理三 Volume 39 Treatises 33: Gepgraphy 3 New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 62
• 第六十四回 Chapter 64 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 61
• 卷四十四 志第二十 地理五 Volume 44 Treatises 20: Geography 5 History of Ming 明史 — count: 61
• 卷二百四十七 列傳第一百三十五 劉綎 李應祥 陳璘 鄧子龍 馬孔英 Volume 247 Biographies 135: Liu Ting, Li Yingxiang, Chen Lin, Deng Zilong, Ma Kongying History of Ming 明史 — count: 49
• 第六十七回 Chapter 67 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 48
• 卷八十七 志第四十 地理三 Volume 87 Treatises 40: Geography 3 History of Song 宋史 — count: 40

Collocations

• 关梁 (關梁) 謹關梁 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《月令》 Proceedings of Government in the Different Months — count: 13
• 关龙 (關龍) 關龍逄斬 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 難言第三 Chapter 3: The Difficulty with Language — count: 11
• 武关 (武關) 上自南郡由武關歸 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《秦始皇本紀》 Annals of Qin Shi Huang — count: 8
• 门关 (門關) 門關之委積 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 地官司徒 第二 2. Office of Earth and Minster of Education and Social Welfare — count: 7
• 杀关 (殺關) 昔桀殺關龍逢而紂殺王子比干 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 十過第十 Chapter 10: Ten Faults — count: 5
• 津关 (津關) 硤路津關 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十五　兵略訓 Chapter 15: Military Planning — count: 5
• 关吏 (關吏) 關吏乃舍之 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 內儲說上七術第三十 Chapter 30: A Collection of Sayings I — count: 4
• 抱关 (抱關) 抱關擊柝 — Mencius 孟子, 萬章下 Wan Zhang II — count: 4
• 守关 (守關) 劓者使守關 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 秋官司寇 第五 5. Office of Autumn and Minister of Justice — count: 4
• 关一 (關一) 梳關一莧 — Mozi 墨子, 卷十四 備城門 Book 14 - Fortification of the City Gate — count: 3