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

it doesn't matter

crucial point / crux / CL:個|个[ge4] / key / crucial / pivotal

to close / to shut

mechanism; gear / machine-operated / office; agency; organ; organization; establishment; institution; body / stratagem; scheme; intrigue; plot; trick / CL:個|个[ge4]

to imprison / to lock up (in jail)

to relate to / concerning / about

arthritis

interpersonal relationship

to get away with it / to slip through / to bluff one's way out / Taiwan pr. [meng1 hun4 guo4 guan1]

lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom); fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain / to bite the bullet

to be deeply concerned / to be troubled (by)

pelvis / hip joint

Michelle Kwan (1980-), former American figure skater, Olympic medalist

mountain pass

a connection (sb with whom one has dealings on the basis of "scratch my back and I'll scratch yours")

network of people with whom one has dealings on the basis of "scratch my back and I'll scratch yours"

Sentences with 关

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