HSK 1 · Seeing & hearing

关上

guān shang

to close; to turn off

Stroke order of 关上

2 characters, 9 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

关 · 6 strokes 上 · 3 strokes

Memory trick

关 is a gate with two 丷 leaves pulled shut; 上 puts a mark on top, fully closed.

Parts: 关 close + 上 (completion) up

The characters in 关上

关 guān — to close; to turn off (6 strokes)
上 shàng — up; on; above (3 strokes)

Example sentence

请把门关上。

Please close the door.

Words with 关

没关系it doesn't matter; no problem 关to close; to turn off 关机to turn off (a device)关心to care about 海关customs 关注to pay attention to; to follow 关系relationship; relation 相关related 关于about; concerning

Words with 上

上午morning (before noon)早上early morning 晚上evening 楼上upstairs 上学to go to school 上课to attend class 上班to go to work 身上on the body; on (one)上网to go online 网上online 上车to get on (a vehicle)车上in the car; on the bus 路上on the way 上up; on; above 上边above; top 地上on the ground 上次last time 马上immediately; right away

More words: Seeing & hearing

看to look; to watch; to read 看见to see 看到to see 听to listen; to hear 听见to hear 听到to hear 见to see; to meet 见面to meet; to see each other 开to open; to drive 关to close; to turn off 打开to open; to turn on 等to wait 帮to help 帮忙to help; to do a favor

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