關緊

关

關

gua̅n

紧

緊

jǐn

to close firmly / to fasten securely / to make fast / to lock

Characters and words in 關緊

关

關

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.

紧

緊

jǐn = ji + (e)n3

tight / strict / close at hand / near / urgent / tense / hard up / short of money / to tighten

紧 = 収 + 糸 : In the encampment Joan of Arc is very tense to finally open her present. It is a radio receiver which has been tightly packed in fine silk. Finally when she's finally allowed she urgently opens the package.