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Character #77 · The First 1000

guān

close

mountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off

Strokes
619
TraditionalSimplified
關 关
Poster cell
U3
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • guānshàng to close (a door)
  • guānxīn to be concerned about
  • guānjī to switch off (a device)
  • guānxi relation
  • xiāngguān related
  • guānzhù to pay attention to
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 关關

Write 关關 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, guān, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

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Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell U3 · 28 × 36 grid

关關 is #77 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 关 mean in English?
关 (guān) means "close": mountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off.
How do you pronounce 关?
关 is pronounced guān in pinyin, with the first (high, level) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄍㄨㄢ.
How many strokes does 关 have?
The simplified form, 关, has 6 strokes. The traditional form, 關, has 19.
What is the traditional form of 关?
The traditional form of 关 is 關. 关 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 關 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 关?
Common words that use 关 include 关上 (guānshàng, to close (a door)), 关心 (guānxīn, to be concerned about), 关机 (guānjī, to switch off (a device)), 关系 (guānxi, relation).
How common is 关?
关 is number 77 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell U3 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.