Chinese surname · rank 134

关

关 is read as guān.

Pinyin

guān

Script forms

Simplified 关 · Traditional 關

Basic meaning

mountain pass; close; concern

Five element

Wood

Origin

Time: Zhou and later frontier-pass/place traditions; Zhou and later surname traditions, from 1046-256 BCE onward

Place: Pass and frontier-place traditions across northern China

Origin note

Guan surname traditions include pass, gate and place-name explanations. The character meaning is directly useful: a barrier pass or checkpoint.

died 220 CE · Three Kingdoms general

One of the most famous figures of Three Kingdoms history and later worship.

c. 13th century · Yuan dramatist

One of the greatest Yuan drama writers.