Phonosemantic compound. 門 represents the meaning and 𢇇 represents the sound.
Components
門 Meaning component
gate
𢇇 Phonetic component
guān to run threads
to run threads though a web in weaving
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关 to close (simp)閂 latch (trad)閎 wide (trad)閑 barrier (trad/jp)閒 leisure (trad)閘 floodgate (trad)閡 blocked (trad)閣 cabinet (trad/jp)閤 small side door (trad)閥 valve (trad/jp)閦 sanskrit閨 small entrance (trad)閫 threshold (trad)閬 high (trad)閭 village of twenty-five (trad)閱 peruse (trad)閶 gate of heaven (trad)閹 castrate (trad)閻 village (trad)閼 obstruct (trad)
Historical Evolution
关
Bronze
Warring States (475-221 BC)
关
Bronze
Mid Warring States (~300 BC)
关
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
关
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
关
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
关
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
关
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
关
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
关
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
关
Regular
Modern
Chinese
关 / 關 [Guān]
surname Guan
关 / 關 [guān]
mountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off; to concern; to involve
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
關 せき
Seki surname
CHINESE WORDS (200)
关系 [guānxi] #335
relation
关于 [guānyú] #343
pertaining to
有关 [yǒuguān] #762
to have sth to do with
关注 [guānzhù] #1,898
to pay attention to
相关 [xiāngguān] #3,049
related
关心 [guānxīn] #792
to be concerned about
没关系 [méiguānxi] #619
it doesn't matter
关键 [guānjiàn] #1,274
crucial point
机关 [jīguān] #6,751
mechanism
无关 [wúguān] #1,605
unrelated
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JAPANESE WORDS (2)