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關上

简关上 · 繁關上

Mandarin · pinyin guān shàng

to close (a door)
to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc)

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關: Look up this written character
上: shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
关: guān · frontier pass; close; relation

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1–4 · guan1 shang4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gwaan1 soeng5

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verb · Etymology 1

to close; to turn off; to shut

noun · Etymology 2

(traditional Chinese medicine) upper part of a hand; a part of 寸關尺／寸关尺.

name · Etymology 3

(～村) Guanshang (a village in Zhenluoying, Pinggu district, Beijing, China)
(～村) Guanshang (a village in Yangqi, Shangli, Pingxiang, Jiangxi, China)
(～村) Guanshang (a village in Xizhai, Min County, Dingxi, Gansu, China)

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