关
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guān · frontier pass

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HSK 2.0 · Level 3HSK 3.0 · Level 3Frequency #1129
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Shape and proportion

6Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

丷Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 关

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guānWords pronounced guān
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Example sentences

Notice where 关 sits in each complete thought.

Méi guān xì, yǐ hòu bú zhè me shuō jiù hǎo le.没关系,以后不这么说就好了。

It's fine, just make sure you don't say that again.

Source: Tatoeba #1182071 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ de wèn tí hé wǒ méi yǒu guān xì.你的问题和我没有关系。

Your problems don't concern me.

Source: Tatoeba #432332 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ hěn guān xīn nǐ hé nǐ de jiā rén.我很关心你和你的家人。

I care about you and your family.

Source: Tatoeba #13052742 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā méi shuō dào guān yú tā de nà bùfen.他没说到关于他的那部分。

He kept back the part about himself.

Source: Tatoeba #8591248 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ gǎn jué dà jiā dōu zài guān zhù wǒ.我感觉大家都在关注我。

I feel like everybody's watching me.

Source: Tatoeba #5026442 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ shì bu shì gēn cháng dǎo jiā yǒu guān xì de?你是不是跟长岛家有关系的?

Are you related to the Nagashima family?

Source: Tatoeba #691195 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 关 in context

  1. Say guān, then recall the core meaning: frontier pass.
  2. Write all 6 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 没关系 (méi guān xi), meaning “it doesn't matter”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 关 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.