関

guān
noun #63,971

Meanings

  1. 1 variant of 关 / 關: a pass; barrier; to close

Examples

HSK 6
山海关是长城的东起点。
Shānhǎiguān shì Chángchéng de dōng qǐdiǎn.
Shanhai Pass is the eastern start of the Great Wall.

Tips

history
Not a standard Chinese character - it is the Japanese shinjitai form of 關, whose mainland simplified form is 关. You meet it only in Japanese text or Japanese proper names; in Chinese always write 关.
register
Foreign-variant glyph; appears in cross-language and etymology notes, never in written Chinese.

Components

radical
门 mén
gate; door
The gate radical 门 (here in its fuller traditional gate shape) encloses the character - a 关 is a barrier or pass set in a gateway.
phonetic
关 guān
shut; pass (inner element)
The simplified bolt-shape inside the gate stands for the locking element. In this Japanese variant it replaces the dense traditional interior of 關 while keeping the guān reading and the 'shut / barrier' sense.

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Stroke Order

関 guān