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

to declare at customs

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

(Buddhism) to sit in contemplation

area outside a city gate

Chengguan District of Lhasa City 拉薩市|拉萨市[La1 sa4 Shi4], Tibetan: Lha sa khrin kon chus, Tibet / Chengguan district of Lanzhou city 蘭州市|兰州市[Lan2 zhou1 Shi4], Gansu

Chengguan town (common place name)

Huguan county in Changzhi 長治|长治[Chang2 zhi4], Shanxi

Huguan county in Changzhi 長治|长治[Chang2 zhi4], Shanxi

foreign relations / diplomatic relations

Council on Foreign Relations (US policy think tank)

Daguan county in Zhaotong 昭通[Zhao1 tong1], Yunnan

a make-or-break matter / a matter of life and death

closely related

foreign relations

Juyongguan, frontier fortress on Great Wall north of Beijing, in Changping district 昌平區|昌平区[Chang1 ping2 qu1]

Shanhai Pass in Hebei, at the eastern terminus of the Ming dynasty Great Wall / Shanhaiguan district of Qinhuangdao city 秦皇島市|秦皇岛市[Qin2 huang2 dao3 shi4], Hebei

Shanhaiguan district of Qinhuangdao city 秦皇島市|秦皇岛市[Qin2 huang2 dao3 shi4], Hebei

Pingxing Pass, mountain pass in Shanxi Province

international relations

University of International Relations, Beijing, established in 1949

Sentences with 关

关 currently does not appear in any sentence.