Spot 关
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
关 component
guān · frontier pass; to close, to shut; relation
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 关
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue关Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 关 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
送=
辶
郑=
+阝
朕=
月
联=
耳
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 关 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
送sòng
to send
HSK 3.0 · L2发送fāsòngto transmit
HSK 3.0 · L4互联网hùliánwǎngInternet
HSK 3.0 · L4联系liánxìconnection
HSK 3.0 · L4联合liánhéto combine
HSK 3.0 · L5配送pèisòngto put together an order and deliver it
HSK 3.0 · L5赠送zèngsòngto present as a gift
HSK 3.0 · L5关联guānliánto be related
HSK 3.0 · L6联合国LiánhéguóUnited Nations
HSK 3.0 · L6联网liánwǎngto connect
HSK 3.0 · L6联想liánxiǎngLenovo
HSK 3.0 · L6输送shūsòngto transport
HSK 3.0 · L6