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6 strokes · radical 丷 (eight/divide) · traditional 關
19 strokes · simplified 关
A way to remember it
A bolt drawn across a gate. Shutting, then the mountain pass that shuts a road, then 关系 — the connections that open doors.
A picture that makes the shape stick — not a claim about the character’s history.
Draft — written with AI help and not yet read by a person. What that means.
Shown in simplified. Converting whole words needs one-to-many knowledge this site does not have — 发 is 發 in 出发 but 髮 in 头发 — and a confidently wrong word would be worse than an honest simplified one.
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mountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off
guān — mountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off
Radical 丷 (eight/divide) · 6 strokes · traditional 關
19 strokes · simplified 关
A way to remember itA bolt drawn across a gate. Shutting, then the mountain pass that shuts a road, then 关系 — the connections that open doors.