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Character Decomposition
关=丷+天
Meanings
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
surname Guan
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Words with 关 520 total
strategic pass · barrier or mark (i.e. a level considered impressive, usually a round figure such as 10,000) · instrument of torture used to break limbs大关dà guānpower switch · gas valve · to open the city (or frontier) gate · to open and close · to switch on and off开关kāi guānborder station · strategic defensive position on frontier边关biān guānpublic relations公关gōng guānto close the passes · to seal off the country · seclusion (monastic practice, e.g. of Chan Buddhists)闭关bì guāncustoms (i.e. border crossing inspection) · CL: gè海关hǎi guānend of the year年关nián guāndifficulty · crisis难关nán guānpun · play on words双关shuāng guān
Idioms with 关 72 total Chain
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