关

• 拼音: guān
• 汉字拆解: 关 = simplified from 關 (gate with bars); originally meant to bar a gate shut

含义

To close; to shut; to turn off. Used for doors, windows, lights, and electronic devices.

A versatile verb used for physically closing doors and windows, as well as turning off lights, TVs, and computers. The opposite is 开 (to open / to turn on). Also appears in the compound 关心 (to care about).

例句

1. 请把门关上。
2. 天冷了，关窗户吧。
3. 睡觉前要关灯。

用法指南

语境: everyday, home

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 请关门。(Please close the door.)
• 你关电脑了吗？(Did you turn off the computer?)

错误说法

• 关书 (You don't 关 a book — use 合上书 to close a book)

起源与历史

The traditional form 關 shows a gate with bars — closing or barring a gate. The simplified form 关 greatly reduced the strokes.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal