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CHINESE CHARACTER

guān

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shut

Numbered pinyin
guan1
English meanings
shut, close, turn off, lock up, close down

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 丷; bottom 天.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱丷天

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    qǐng请guān关mén门。

    Please close the door.

  2. 02

    shāngdiàn商店wǎnshang晚上guān关mén门。

    The shop closes in the evening.

  3. 03

    zhè这shì事gēn跟wǒ我méiguānxi没关系。

    This has nothing to do with me.

  4. 04

    guāndiào关掉dēng灯shuìjiào睡觉。

    Turn off the light and sleep.

  5. 05

    tā他guān关le了diànnǎo电脑。

    He shut down the computer.

  6. 06

    bié别bǎ把mén门guān关sǐ死,liú留tiáo条fèng缝。

    Don't close the door tight; leave a crack.

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