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)

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