关

gua̅n = gu + an1

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

关 = 丷 + 天 : A mean crocodile (丷) is chasing Gitta Giraffe (gu) in front of the anthill (an1). It almost caught up, when an angel (天) appears and pushes its off button (mnemonic symbol for 关) to save Gitta Giraffe.

关 character breakdown

关
- 丷
- 天
  - 一
  - 大
    - 一
    - 人
      - 丿
      - ㇏

ba̅ = b + a1

"eight" component in Chinese characters / archaic variant of 八[ba1]

Mnemonic symbol: a crocodile with mean eyes. Beelzebub (b) is fighting with eight crocodiles (丷) in front of the ashram (a1).

one of the characters used in kwukyel, an ancient Korean writing system

tia̅n = ti + an1

day / sky / heaven

天 = 一 + 大 : Mother Teresa (ti) programmed a robot (大) to play a flute duet together with her in front of the anthill (an1). As they play their flutes (一) an angel (天) hears their heavenly tune and descends from heaven to listen to them.

Characters with 关 as component

juàn = ju + an4

to offer sacrifices

xiǎng = xi + ang3

dried fish

dài = d + ai4

old variant of 黛[dai4]

Words with 关

Xiaguan district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏

to make a pun / to have a double meaning / double entendre

triangle relationship / a love triangle

Xiaguan district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏

Shimonoseki, city in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

improper relation / adulterous relation

unimportant / of no consequence

World Customs Organization

Sino-Russian relations

center-embedded relative clauses

Sino-Japanese relations

Zhongguancun neighborhood of Beijing, containing Peking University, famous for electronics shops and bookstores

the authorities / higher competent body

to be promiscuous / to sleep around

,

to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)

(neuroscience) event-related potential

triangle relationship; (esp.) a love triangle

improper relationship; illicit relationship

the agency in charge of (e.g. a program); the relevant government body

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one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom)

Sentences with 关

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